synoptic
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Etymology [edit]
From New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikos, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (sunopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sun, “with”) + ὄψις (opsis, “view”).
Adjective [edit]
synoptic (comparative more synoptic, superlative most synoptic)
- Of, or relating to a synopsis
- In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view. In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere. Thus, to a meteorologist, synoptic takes the additional connotation of simultaneity.
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External links [edit]
- synoptic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- synoptic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- synoptic at OneLook Dictionary Search
