synchrony

American  

[sing-kruh-nee] / ˈsɪŋ krə ni /

noun

• synchronies
  plural

1. simultaneous occurrence; synchronism.

2. Linguistics. the study of a linguistic system at a single moment in time; a synchronic approach to language study.

   The book primarily discusses synchrony and is focused on current variation in the German language.

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synchrony British  

/ ˈsɪŋkrənɪ /

noun

1. the state of being synchronous; simultaneity

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• synchronies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of synchrony

First recorded in 1840–50; synchron(ous) + -y ³

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

synchrony synchronies

Given the dynamic, subconscious and autonomic nature of interpersonal synchrony, we should all probably give ourselves a break if, unlike Will Rogers, we cannot claim to like everyone we meet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

“My hunch is that the synchrony is kind of the point,” he says.

From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024

The remarkable synchrony of this interannual variation was known to extend to hundreds and thousands of kilometres in many species.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

For example, astronomers studying six planets orbiting a star 100 light years away have just found that they orbit their star with an almost rhythmic beat, in perfect synchrony.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024

I cannot help thinking that if only I knew more about them, and how they maintain our synchrony, I would have a new way to explain music to myself.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Dr. Kozorovitskiy had seen the Cell study showing that interacting mice produce synchronies in the medial prefrontal cortex.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2021

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