synchronic

[ sin-kron-ik, sing- ]

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.

synchronic

/ sɪnˈkrɒnɪk /

adjective

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

   synchronic linguistics

2. synchronous

Derived Forms

• synˈchronically, adverb

Other Words From

• syn·chroni·cal·ly adverb
• nonsyn·chronic adjective
• nonsyn·chroni·cal adjective
• nonsyn·chroni·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of synchronic¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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