HyperDic: synchronic

English > 3 senses of the word synchronic:
ADJECTIVEallsynchronic, synchronous, synchronaloccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
allsynchronicconcerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
allsynchronic(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
synchronic > pronunciation
Soundssihngkraa'nihk
Rhymesacademic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...
English > synchronic: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.
Synonymssynchronous, synchronal
Narrowercoetaneous, coeval, contemporaneousOf the same period
coexistent, coexistingExisting at the same time
coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneousOccurring or operating at the same time
contemporaneous, contemporaryOccurring in the same period of time
parallelOf or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
synchronic(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
synchronized, synchronisedoperating in unison
See alsosynchronicconcerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
Oppositeasynchronousnot synchronous
Spanishsincrónico, síncrono
Catalansíncron
Nounssynchrony, synchronicitythe relation that exists when things occur at the same time
English > synchronic: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningconcerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents.
Example"synchronic linguistics"
Categorylanguage, linguistic communicationA systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
See alsosynchronous, synchronal, synchronicOccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Oppositediachronic, historicalUsed of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Spanishdescriptivo, sincrónico
English > synchronic: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time.
Broadersynchronous, synchronal, synchronicOccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Spanishsincrónico
Nounssynchronicitythe relation that exists when things occur at the same time

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