Noun: synchroniser 'sing-kru,nI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: synchronizer)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: synchronizer)
- 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