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The word "synchronous" in literature conveys both technical precision and a metaphorical sense of harmonious timing. In technical discourse, it describes mechanisms that operate in perfect unison—such as motors and converters that maintain constant speed and electrical consistency [1, 2, 3]—while in more abstract or narrative contexts it suggests a profound alignment of events or emotions. Authors employ the term to indicate moments or experiences that occur simultaneously with broader phenomena, whether it’s a historical occurrence aligning with cultural change [4] or an individual's inner sensation resonating with a fleeting moment of eternity [5, 6]. This dual use enriches the text by merging the tangible rhythms of machinery and nature with the subtle interplay of human perception and cosmic order [7, 8].
  1. —Diagram showing the field current taken by a synchronous motor of normal design when operating at normal kva.
    — from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 07 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins
  2. Synchronous and Induction Motor Principles.
    — from Pumps and Hydraulics, Part 2 (of 2) by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins
  3. Synchronous motors can be made to operate not only as motors but as synchronous condensers to improve the power factor of the circuit.
    — from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 06 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins
  4. Its appearance in this hemisphere was synchronous with the Spanish invasion, and when once introduced spread rapidly north and south.
    — from Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1898 Volume 54, November 1898 by Various
  5. In the next two cases the percipient's experience may have been actually synchronous with the events perceived.
    — from Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy by Frank Podmore
  6. In this way a single moment sometimes becomes almost synchronous with eternity.
    — from The Redemption of David Corson by Charles Frederic Goss
  7. In synchronous communications, the two computers or modems employ timing signals to separate characters sent in one stream.
    — from The Silicon Jungle by David H. Rothman
  8. Out of that ingenious error, or synchronous with it, began the brilliant movement of the Pre-Raphaelites in the middle of the last century.
    — from Masques & Phases by Robert Baldwin Ross

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