synoptic

See also: Synoptic

English

Etymology

From New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”).

Adjective

synoptic (comparative more synoptic, superlative most synoptic)

1. Of or relating to a synopsis.
2. (meteorology, especially of meteorological data) Obtained simultaneously over a wide area, for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere.
3. (Christianity) Pertaining to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.

Derived terms

• synoptic climatology

 

Related terms

• synopsis
• synoptically

Translations

of or relating to a synopsis

• Bulgarian: обзорен (obzoren), конспективен (konspektiven)
• Catalan: sinòptic
• Greek: συνοπτικός (el) m (synoptikós), περιληπτικός (el) m (periliptikós), συγκεφαλαιωτικός (el) m (sygkefalaiotikós)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: synoptisk

  Nynorsk: synoptisk

• Portuguese: sinóptico (pt), sinótico (pt)
• Russian: синопти́ческий (ru) (sinoptíčeskij), сво́дный (ru) (svódnyj)

meteorology: obtained simultaneously over a wide area

• Bulgarian: синоптичен (sinoptičen)
• Finnish: synoptinen, samanaikainen (fi)
• Greek: συνοπτικός (el) m (synoptikós)
• Kazakh: синоптикалық (sinoptikalyq)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: synoptisk

  Nynorsk: synoptisk

• Russian: синопти́ческий (ru) (sinoptíčeskij)
• Swedish: synoptisk (sv)

Christianity: pertaining to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke

• Finnish: synoptinen
• Greek: συνοπτικός (el) m (synoptikós)
• Irish: sionoptach
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: synoptisk

  Nynorsk: synoptisk

• Russian: синопти́ческий (ru) (sinoptíčeskij)

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} synoptique (fr)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} sinottico (it)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sinóptico

Further reading

• “synoptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “synoptic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “synoptic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• cytospin, syntopic