Literary notes about synchronous (AI summary)
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].
- —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 - Synchronous and Induction Motor Principles.
— from Pumps and Hydraulics, Part 2 (of 2) by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins - 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 - 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 - 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 - In this way a single moment sometimes becomes almost synchronous with eternity.
— from The Redemption of David Corson by Charles Frederic Goss - 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 - 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