synchroscope

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noun

An instrument that indicates the degree to which two alternating current systems are synchronised with each other; used especially in electricity generation.

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synchronoscopesynchronizersynchroniser
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Meanings

nounsynchroscope (plural synchroscopes)

plural synchroscopes

  1. An instrument that indicates the degree to which two alternating current systems are synchronised with each other; used especially in electricity generation.
  2. An instrument used to synchronise the propellers of a twin-engine aircraft.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan 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)

Similar
synchronoscopesynchronizersynchroniser
Broader
measuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring device
Also see
synchronizer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From synchro- + -scope, from syn- + chrono- + -scope, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún)+χρόνος (khrónos)+σκοπέω (skopéō).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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