Simultaneously
[,sɪml'teɪnɪəslɪ] or [saɪməl'tenɪəsli]
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. At the same time.
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Examples
- Group impressions are also taken with the four fingers of each hand pressed down simultaneously. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Scarcely had it started than I gave the signal to Tars Tarkas, simultaneously springing for the receding half of the pivoting door. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Hence, two messages can be sent in opposite directions over the same line simultaneously. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Now because of the Union of the Parliaments, the enfranchisement of the English and Irish populations went on simultaneously. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I diverted them from that point to Washington, which place they reached, almost simultaneously with Wright, on the 11th. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It is used principally by salesmen in keeping a record of their sales, as three copies can be taken simultaneously with one writing. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Simultaneously, there came the unearthly abhorrent scream of a rabbit in the fear of death. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Simultaneously the little boat spun around and shot out toward the Gulf Stream like an agitated and very erratic rocket, flinging great sheets of spray high into the air as it sped. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The cook and housemaid simultaneously ejaculated 'Lor! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- On the entrance of visitors, Mr. Smallweed and Judy simultaneously fold their arms and stop in their researches. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This instrument, many years afterward, was applied by me for transferring messages from one wire to any other wire simultaneously, or after any interval of time. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Scarcely any palaeontological discovery is more striking than the fact that the forms of life change almost simultaneously throughout the world. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Why, it means that some day we ought to have a musical telegraph, that will send as many messages simultaneously over one wire as there are notes on the piano. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The news came to Darius simultaneously with the news of a rebellion in Egypt, and he died while still undecided in which direction to turn. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The three gentlemen retreated simultaneously. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Then opening the door a little way, simultaneously with a sound of scuttling outside it, the good lady made the proclamation, 'Send Miss Bella to me! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Simultaneously with this discovery on her part, her father discovered her, and invoked the echoes of Mincing Lane to exclaim 'My gracious me! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Simultaneously my free hand shot out for the black throat, just within reach, and the ebony finger tightened on the trigger. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- This machine has a practical use in adding several sums simultaneously, and takes the place of from ten to a dozen smaller machines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1763 Hargreaves invented the spinning-jenny (see Fig. 285), in which a multiplicity of spindles was employed, whereby one person could attend to the making of many threads simultaneously. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Hence, after long intervals of time, the productions of the world appear to have changed simultaneously. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Barlow and Birney entered almost simultaneously. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- His fine figure, alert limbs, and bright face, raised an instant competition, and half a dozen bids simultaneously met the ear of the auctioneer. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Whatever was the cause, the effect was a kick and a curse, bestowed upon the dog simultaneously. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- But there is no necessity for supposing that all the parts of any being have been simultaneously modified. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Its rapidly revolving cutter head reduces the uneven thickness of the lumber to an exact gauge, and simultaneously imparts the fine smooth surface. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Another edition was published simultaneously by Mr. Cadell in monthly volumes at 4s. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- At the sight of this phenomenon, the fat boy uttered an interjection, the ladies a scream, and the gentleman an oath, almost simultaneously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It required a peculiar effort of the mind, such as the imagining of eight different things moving simultaneously on a mental plane, without anything to demonstrate their efficiency. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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