1. relating to or dealing with phenomena as they occur or change over a period of time
Usage: linguistics; academic

Examples

• The linguist conducted a diachronic study of how English pronunciation has changed over centuries.
• Diachronic analysis reveals how the meaning of words shifts through time.
• The researcher compared synchronic and diachronic approaches to language study.
• Historical linguistics takes a diachronic perspective on language development.
• The diachronic method examines cultural changes across different time periods.
• Students learned to distinguish between diachronic and synchronic linguistic analysis.