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 • Jan. 17, 2024

The higher the temperature of the surfaces, the larger the amplitude of the synchronic fluctuations; the larger the contact area, the larger the number of surface fluctuations hindering the relative motion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

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

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

For his Spring-Summer 2022-23 collection dubbed ‘’Twinsburg,’’ Michele staged side-by-side shows inside the Gucci Hub, each unbeknownst to the other, until a wall lifted, revealing sets of twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

When she said, "Excuse me!" they pivoted about as one, and the synchronic promptitude with which they uttered the same question did credit to their bringing up.

From The Monk of Hambleton by Livingston, Armstrong