Synchronic

Origin

From Ancient Greek σύν (sun, "with, in company with, together with") + χρόνος (khrónos, "time")

Full definition of synchronic

Adjective

1. occurring at a specific point in time.
2. (linguistics) relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

Usage notes

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

Antonyms

• (occurring at a specific point in time) diachronic
• (linguistics) diachronic

Derived terms

• asynchronic
• synchronicity

Related terms

• synchronous