chronological

«chronological» in Mova's school dictionary: arranged in the order in which things happened, from… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (chronological); adverb (chronologically)

meaning for a pupil

1) Chronological means arranged in the order in which things happened, from earliest to latest. tree →

2) «Chronological order» is putting events, dates or steps in time order. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, pupils put events in chronological order on a timeline. In English writing, a recount or biography is often written in chronological order using time words like «first, next, then, finally». In maths and data, sorting by time is a kind of ordering. Phrases: «chronological order», «in chronological order», «reverse chronological order».

examples

• Put these pictures in chronological order to tell the story. tree →
• Our history timeline is chronological, from the Stone Age to today. tree →
• A diary is written in chronological order. tree →
• The photos on my phone are arranged chronologically. tree →
• The teacher asked us to list the kings in chronological order. tree →
• Reverse chronological order puts the newest first. tree →
• A recount should be chronological so the reader can follow it. tree →

note

Adjective. Spelled «chrono-» (Greek for time) + «logical». The «ch» sounds like «k»: «kron-o-LOJ-i-kul». Compare: alphabetical order (A to Z), numerical order (by number), chronological order (by time).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chronological» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.