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Noun: synchroniser  'sing-kru,nI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: synchronizer)
  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)
    "The pilot used the synchroniser to ensure the engines were running in sync";
    - synchroscope, synchronoscope, synchronizer

Derived forms: synchronisers

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

Encyclopedia: Synchroniser