SYNCHRONIC

synchronic

(adjective) concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; “synchronic linguistics”

synchronous, synchronal, synchronic

(adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; “recovery was synchronous with therapy”- Jour.A.M.A.; “a synchronous set of clocks”; “the synchronous action of a bird’s wings in flight”; “synchronous oscillations”

synchronic

(adjective) (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

synchronic (not comparable)

Occurring at a specific point in time.

Antonym: diachronic

(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

Antonym: diachronic

Usage notes

• (linguistics, relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history): Synchronic comparison of two languages focuses on categorizing phenomena typologically, whereas a diachronic comparison may be looking for common origins or causes of these phenomena, viewed as genetic relationships.

Source: Wiktionary

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