synchronic
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
Similar word(s): synchronic, coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous, contemporary, parallel, synchronic, synchronised, synchronized, synchronal, synchronous
2. concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
- synchronic linguistics
Similar word(s): synchronal, synchronic, synchronous
3. (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
Similar word(s): synchronal, synchronic, synchronous