simultaneous
English edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/, /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.njəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/, /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.njəs/
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- Rhymes: -eɪniəs, -eɪnɪəs
Adjective edit
simultaneous (not comparable)
- Happening at the same moment.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, pages 3-4:
- As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
- (mathematics, of a set of equations) To be solved for the same values of variables.
Antonyms edit
- (happening at the same moment): sequential
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
occurring at the same time
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