synoptic
- Adjective. Relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament, being similar in style and content.
- Noun. One of the Synoptic Gospels.
- Adjective. Of, or relating to a synopsis.
- Adjective. In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view. In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere. Thus, to a meteorologist, '''synoptic''' takes the additional connotation of simultaneity.
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