Synchro Definition
sĭngkrō, sĭn-
noun
A selsyn.
American Heritage
A system consisting of a generator and one or more motorlike devices connected electrically so that, upon receipt of a signal from the generator, the rotors of the synchronous motors always assume positions identical with that of the generator rotor.
Webster's New World
(sports, informal) Any synchronized event, such as synchronized swimming.
Wiktionary
(electricity) A type of rotary electrical transformer that is used for measuring the angle of a rotating machine such as an antenna platform. In its general physical construction, it is much like an electric motor.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
prefix
Synchronized; synchronous.
Synchrotron.
American Heritage
affix
Synchronized, synchronous.
Synchromesh.
Webster's New World
Origin of Synchro
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Short for synchronization or synchronized
From Wiktionary
Short for synchronous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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