subsynchronous

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adjective

of a frequency that is a submultiple of another

OriginEnglish synchronous ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

adjectivesubsynchronous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof a frequency that is a submultiple of another
  2. not comparableorbiting closer to a planet that if it were in a synchronous orbit

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishsynchronous
  7. Englishsubsynchronous

From sub- + synchronous.

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APA

subsynchronous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsynchronous

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“subsynchronous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsynchronous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsynchronous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsynchronous.

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