non-synchronous adjective (alsononsynchronous)uk /ˌnɒnˈsɪŋ.krə.nəs/ us /ˌnɑːnˈsɪŋ.krə.nəs/ formal not happening at the same time or speed: 非同时的,非同步的 The use of non-synchronous sound played a major part in the early days of film-making.非同步声音的使用在早期的电影制作中发挥了重要作用。 You can have two windows open on your screen and choose either synchronous or non-synchronous scrolling. Compare
asynchronous The outcrops are the result of non-synchronous erosion of the rock. The patient was observed to shake his legs violently in a nonsynchronous fashion. The analysis highlighted the nonsynchronous development of ice cover in this glaciated region. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Simultaneous and consecutive accompanied by someone/something accompaniment accompany all the whileidiom along go along heavy rotation in parallelidiom in rotationidiom in tandemidiom minute process soon step straight successive successively sync turn while |