synchronizer — English Dictionary

Noun

1. One who or that which synchronizes. Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.

2. One who or that which synchronizes. A device that permits an automatic weapon to fire between the blades of a revolving propeller.

3. One who or that which synchronizes. A kind of arbiter.

4. One who or that which synchronizes. A device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.

5. One who or that which synchronizes. An algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.

Noun

1. an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines)

   Synonyms

   synchroscopesynchronoscopesynchroniser

   Broader terms

   measuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring device