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Meaning of SYNCHRONIC

Pronunciation:  sin'krânik

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics"
  2. [adj]  occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"
  3. [adj]  (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
 
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 Synonyms: at the same time(p), coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, cooccurring, descriptive, in parallel(p), parallel, simultaneous, synchronised, synchronized
 
 Antonyms: asynchronous, diachronic, historical
 
 See Also: synchronal, synchronic, synchronous

 

 

Glossary
 
 Definition: referring to phenomena considered at a single point in time; i.e. an approach which is not primarily concerned with change (cf. diachronic).
 
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