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Adjustment 76% connected

The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

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Coordination 76% connected

The act of coordinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coordination of the executive, the legislative, an…

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Readjustment 76% connected

A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.

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Registration 76% connected

The act of registering; registry; enrollment.

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Synchronal 74% connected

Happening at, or belonging to, the same time; synchronous; simultaneous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synchronal 74% connected

Happening at, or belonging to, the same time; synchronous; simultaneous.

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Synchronism 92% connected

The concurrence of events in time; simultaneousness.

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Synchronization 92% connected

The act of synchronizing; concurrence of events in respect to time.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Synchrony 92% connected

The concurrence of events in time; synchronism.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Calibration noun · 78% connection

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…

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International System noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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International System of Units noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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Kg noun · 78% connection

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

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Kilo noun · 78% connection

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

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Kilogram noun · 78% connection

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

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Si noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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SI system noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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SI unit noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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Standardisation noun · 78% connection

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…

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Standardization noun · 78% connection

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…

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Systeme International noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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Systeme International d'Unites noun · 78% connection

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…

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Key noun · 77% connection

a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.
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Tuning noun · 77% connection

(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency

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Accuracy noun · 77% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.
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Vector noun · 77% connection

a variable quantity that can be resolved into components

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.
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Alignment noun · 77% connection

the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

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Synchronize verb · 78% connection

To cause to agree in time; as, to synchronize the movements of different machines; to synchronize clocks.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: synchronize.
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Synchronized imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Synchronize

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