synchronized, ppl. a.
(ˈsɪnkrənaɪzd)
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
That has been synchronized or exhibits synchronism; synchronized swimming, a form of swimming which involves a display of ballet-like routines performed to music (often as a competitive sport); hence synchronized swimmer.
| a 1919 N.E.D., Synchronized. 1927 N.Y. Times 28 Aug. vii. 4/1 During the other portions of the reel there will be a synchronized orchestral score. 1932 New Yorker 9 Apr. 51/1 The new Ford has synchronized gear-shifting and a silent second-speed. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 16 May 15 The normal armament is two 7·7 mm. synchronised guns. 1950 B. Spears (title) Beginning synchronized swimming. 1960 C. H. Gibbs-Smith Aeroplane xii. 89 Fokker's monoplane..with its fixed synchronised gun. 1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 1 Feb. 11/8 Both women returned to Brisbane last week from the New South Wales synchronised swimming championships... Synchronised swimming is the initiate's term for water ballet. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 1014/1 As well as having the endurance of a trained racing swimmer, the synchronized swimmer must have the skill and artistry of a ballet dancer, and the grace, rhythm, and acrobatic ability of the gymnast. 1979 A. Fraser King Charles II (1980) iii. xii. 193 There were no fewer than seven clocks in his bedroom (their ill-synchronized chiming drove his attendants mad). 1981 J. Barnett Firing Squad xvi. 221 A synchronized rattle of rifle bolts. 1984 New Yorker 19 Mar. 114/2 It is normally very difficult to get a new sport accepted for the Olympics. Synchronized swimming will be on the docket this summer. |