synchronically

adv

synchronically

adv

Etymology From synchronic + -ally.

1

In a synchronic way; at the same time.

  • A story, a science fiction film, or, in fact, a scientific theory, can thus be positioned at a higher and later turning of the spiral, diachronically, but synchronically it can be a performance of a pattern or theme.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 188:
  • In particular, risks can pile up not only synchronically, as in multi premise deductions, but also diachronically, when a subject extends her knowledge by competent deduction from just one premise.2007 September 29, Maria Lasonen-Aarnio, “Single premise deduction and risk”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 2, →DOI:
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  • He divides synchronically opaque Sardinian toponyms into segments supposedly related to Basque lexical roots. For instance, the Ogliastan toponyms Dolai, Dodoliai and Iridolai, analyzd as *dol-ai, *do-dol-iai and *iri-dol-ai, in his view, all three contain a cognate of Bq. odol 'blood'.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 19:
Related terms
diachronously, diachrony, synchronously, synchrony
Coordinate terms
diachronically

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