chronological

American  

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Also chronologic

adjective

1. arranged in the order of time.

   a chronological list of events.

2. pertaining to or in accordance with chronology.

   a chronological process.

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chronological British  

/ ˌkrəʊ-, ˌkrəʊ-, ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk /

adjective

1. (esp of a sequence of events) arranged in order of occurrence

2. relating to or in accordance with chronology

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Other Word Forms

• chronologically adverb
• unchronological adjective

Etymology

Origin of chronological

First recorded in 1605–15; chronolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

We are prepared for these stunning images by an introductory, chronological selection that begins with a few of Renoir’s earliest surviving drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal

The core of the presentation is roughly chronological but unsystematic, sampling material far-flung in time and space.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over a period of two years, researchers used MRI scans processed through a machine learning model to estimate each participant's "brain age" and compare it to their chronological age.

From Science Daily

Individuals with higher amounts of theobromine in their bloodstream tended to have a biological age that appeared younger than their chronological age.

From Science Daily

At times, however, the passages quoted from letters and memoirs come so thick and fast that they threaten to overwhelm the connecting strand of Mr. Hart’s own chronological narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• historical
• sequential