Synoptic

/sɪˈnɑːptɪk/
adjective

Giving a brief summary of something.

The professor gave a synoptic overview of the course syllabus.
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  • synoptic overview
  • synoptic summary

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Academic

adjective

Relating to the comparison of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories.
Visual representation of "synoptic" - Relating to the comparison of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke

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  • synoptic gospels
  • synoptic problem

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Academic

adjective

Relating to the representation or observation of a large portion at once, typically in meteorology.

The synoptic weather map gives a broad overview of the current weather conditions.
Visual representation of "synoptic" - Relating to the representation or observation of a large portion at once, typically in meteorology.

Often appears as...

  • synoptic scale
  • synoptic meteorology

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Technical

adjective

Giving a brief summary of something.

The professor gave a synoptic overview of the course syllabus.
Visual representation of "synoptic" - Giving a brief summary of something

Often appears as...

  • synoptic overview
  • synoptic summary

Usage tips

Academic

adjective

Relating to the comparison of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories.
Visual representation of "synoptic" - Relating to the comparison of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke

Often appears as...

  • synoptic gospels
  • synoptic problem

Usage tips

Academic

adjective

Relating to the representation or observation of a large portion at once, typically in meteorology.

The synoptic weather map gives a broad overview of the current weather conditions.
Visual representation of "synoptic" - Relating to the representation or observation of a large portion at once, typically in meteorology.

Often appears as...

  • synoptic scale
  • synoptic meteorology

Usage tips

Technical

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Academic Context

Used when summarizing complex materials in educational settings.

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His lecture ended with a synoptic review of the main points.
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Simplification

A synoptic report simplifies detailed information into key points.

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We appreciated the synoptic report, which clarified the study's findings.
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Making sense of...

forming these are all incredibly important questions because we want to measure these distant objects they become fainter and fainter and we need bigger and more impressive telescopes with which to do that the large synoptic survey telescope is currently being

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the water of the synoptic yep there you go just yeah hold it still there for a minute and we can look at it

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Making sense of...

forming these are all incredibly important questions because we want to measure these distant objects they become fainter and fainter and we need bigger and more impressive telescopes with which to do that the large synoptic survey telescope is currently being

Video examples

Hangout in an Ancient...

the water of the synoptic yep there you go just yeah hold it still there for a minute and we can look at it

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