synchronic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύν (sýn, “with, in company with, together with”) + χρόνος (chrónos, “time”)

Adjective

synchronic (not comparable)

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

Translations

relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history

Czech: synchronní (cs)

French: synchronique (fr) m. and f. German: synchron (de)