(ˈ)si]n]|kränik, sə̇]n]ˈk-, ]ŋ], -änēk adjective
also syn·chron·i·cal -änə̇kəl, -änēk-
Etymology: Late Latin synchron os synchronous + English -ic, -ical
1. : synchronous
2.
a.
[French synchronique, from Late Latin synchronos + French -ique -ic, -ical]
: descriptive 4
synchronic grammar
— contrasted with diachronic
b. : concerned with the complex of events existing in a limited time period (as the present) and ignoring historical antecedents
the functionalist emphasis upon institutional interrelationships has resulted in a synchronic view of society
— contrasted with diachronic
3. of taxa : occurring in the same segment of geologic time : contemporaneous — compare allochronic
• syn·chron·i·cal·ly -änə̇k(ə)lē, -änēk-, -li adverb