SYNTONIES

Noun

syntonies

plural of syntony

Anagrams

• syntonise

Source: Wiktionary


SYNTONY

Syn"to*ny, n. [Cf. Gr. agreement. See Syn-; Tone.] (Physics)

Definition: State of being adjusted to a certain wave length; agreement or tuning between the time period of an apparatus emitting electric oscillations and that of a receiving apparatus, esp. in wireless telegraphy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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