synchronic

American  

[sin-kron-ik, sing-] / sɪnˈkrɒn ɪk, sɪŋ- /

Sometimes synchronical

adjective

Linguistics.

1. having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history.

   synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.

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synchronic British  

/ sɪnˈkrɒnɪk /

adjective

1. concerned with the events or phenomena at a particular period without considering historical antecedents Compare diachronic

   synchronic linguistics

2. synchronous

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Other Word Forms

• nonsynchronic adjective
• nonsynchronical adjective
• nonsynchronically adverb
• synchronically adverb

Etymology

Origin of synchronic

1825–35; < Late Latin synchron ( us ) synchronous + -ic

Compare meaning

How does synchronic compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• synchronic vs. diachronic

Example Sentences

The scientists demonstrated that "synchronic" thermal fluctuations, when two surfaces bent simultaneously, remaining in a tight contact, are responsible for the friction.

From Science Daily

It was going to be historical, rather than synchronic, which is what the others had been.

From Salon

For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.

From Seattle Times

“Computer imaging tends to flatten our magnificent, multi-sensory, simultaneous and synchronic capacities of imagination by turning the design process into a passive visual manipulation, a retinal journal,” Mr. Pallasmaa argued.

From New York Times

A couple bounced synchronically on a pad marked with arrows to the electronic music of a Dance Dance Revolution.

From The New Yorker