different between simultaneity vs synoptic

English

Etymology

From French simultanéité.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?m?lt??ni??ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sa?m?lt??ni?ti/
• Rhymes: -i??ti

Noun

simultaneity (countable and uncountable, plural simultaneities)

1. The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
2. (music) More than one complete musical texture occurring at the same time. This first appeared in the music of Charles Ives, and is common in the music of Conlon Nancarrow, and others.

Synonyms

• (state of being simultaneous): concurrentness, synchroneity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness

Translations

See also

• simultaneous adj
• simultaneously adv
• pitch simultaneity noun

English

Etymology

From New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from ??????? (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from ??? (sún, “with”) + ???? (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.

Related terms

• synopsis
• synoptically

Translations

Further reading

• synoptic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• synoptic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• synoptic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• cytospin, syntopic