SIMULTANEOUS


Meaning of SIMULTANEOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-məl-ˈtā-nē-əs, -nyəs also ]

ˌsi- adjective

Etymology: Latin simul at the same time + English -taneous (as in instantaneous ) — more at same

Date: circa 1660

1. : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident

2. : satisfied by the same values of the variables

simultaneous equations

Synonyms: see contemporary

• si·mul·ta·ne·ity -tə-ˈnē-ə-tē, -ˈnā- noun

• si·mul·ta·neous·ly -ˈtā-nē-əs-lē, -nyəs- adverb

• si·mul·ta·neous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.