| synchronic | (adj) concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents, Ant. diachronic, Example: synchronic linguistics |
| synchronic | (adj) (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time |
| synchronic linguistics | (n) the study of a language without reference to its historical context |
| synchronism | (n) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time, Syn. synchronicity, synchronizing, synchronization, synchrony, synchroneity, synchronisation, Ant. asynchronism, desynchronization, desynchronizing, Example: the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves |
| synchronous | (adj) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; - Jour.A.M.A., Syn. synchronal, synchronic, Ant. asynchronous, Example: recovery was synchronous with therapy; a synchronous set of clocks; the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight; synchronous oscillations |
