synchronic meaning and definition

SYNCHRONIC adjective

Definition of synchronic (adjective)

1. occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
   • "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"
   • synonyms: synchronal, synchronous
   • antonym: asynchronous
2. concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
   • "synchronic linguistics"
   • antonym: diachronic
3. (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time