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Synchronic Common

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Synchronic has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

"recovery was synchronous with therapy"

"a synchronous set of clocks"

"the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"

"synchronous oscillations"

2

concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents

"synchronic linguistics"

3

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

4

Occurring at a specific point in time.

Example Sentences
"recovery was synchronous with therapy" adjective
"a synchronous set of clocks" adjective
"the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight" adjective
"synchronous oscillations" adjective
"synchronic linguistics" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
asynchronous historical
Rhyming Words
nic danic zanic kinic sinic panic vinic yonic eonic tunic punic xenic ionic sonic monic manic nonic cynic conic genic
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