synoptic
Showing broad view
Synoptic means providing a general overview or summary, taking in all parts at a glance: a synoptic chart, a synoptic view of the industry.
In meteorology, synoptic refers to weather observations taken simultaneously over a wide area to map atmospheric conditions.
The word suggests comprehensive breadth rather than detailed depth. (Capitalized Synoptic refers to the Gospels.)
Offering unobstructed wide view
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- expansiveCovering a large area
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
holistic · all-encompassing · encyclopedic · thorough · exhaustive · extensive · inclusive · integrated
Condensed version of text
- précisConcise summary of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- conspectusGeneral survey or digest
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
epitome · recapitulation · abridgment · outline · overview · roundup · wrap-up · breviary
Summary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- sketchHasty informal drawing
blueprint · roadmap · overview · layout · skeleton · structure · chart · map
Briefly and clearly stated
- compressedReduced by pressure
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- compactTightly packed together
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
abridged · distilled · synthesized · capsule · pithy · crisp · pared-down · epitomized
Constant pressure contour
- frontForward-facing side
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
anticyclone · atmospheric · barometric · weather · chart · pressure · climatological · satellite
panoramic
Offering unobstructed wide view
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- expansiveCovering a large area
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
encompassing · holistic · all-encompassing · encyclopedic · thorough · exhaustive · extensive · inclusive · integrated · complete
abstract
Condensed version of text
- précisConcise summary of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- conspectusGeneral survey or digest
compendium · epitome · recapitulation · abridgment · outline · overview · roundup · wrap-up · breviary · summation
outline
Summary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
sketch · blueprint · roadmap · overview · layout · skeleton · structure · chart · map · tabulation
concise
Briefly and clearly stated
- compressedReduced by pressure
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- compactTightly packed together
abbreviated · abridged · distilled · synthesized · capsule · pithy · crisp · pared-down · epitomized · skeletal
isobar
Constant pressure contour
- frontForward-facing side
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
cyclone · anticyclone · atmospheric · barometric · weather · chart · pressure · climatological · satellite · radar
- New TestamentMatthew, Romans, Mark, Acts, Corinthians
- VulgateJerome, Gospels, epistles, Matthew, Mark
- Bible textsHebrew Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, Septuagint, King James Version
- Koine Greekagape, logos, pneuma, koinonia, hamartia
- textual criticismcritical apparatus, collation, emendation, recension, variant
- Vulgate studiesJerome, critical edition, critical apparatus, variants, recension
synopticdetailed
Full of specifics
exhaustive · granular · in-depth · thorough · minute
synopticfragmented
Broken into pieces
piecemeal · disjointed · partial · narrow · isolated
synopticpartial
Favoring one side
fragmentary · narrow · limited · selective · incomplete
synopsis, optical, optic, optics, optician, optometrist, optometry, opticians, synopsize