chronology
gb/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/ us/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
C1
Englisch
időrend, kronológia
NOMEN
C1
FORMAL
1
időrend
B2
kronológia
C1
Verwendungsmuster:
the chronology of [something]
The report lays out the chronology of events leading up to the accident.
A jelentés bemutatja a balesethez vezető események időrendjét.
Witness statements didn’t match, so the police had to rebuild the chronology.
A tanúk vallomásai nem egyeztek, ezért a rendőrségnek újra kellett rekonstruálnia az események időrendjét.
The film scrambles the chronology, showing the ending before the beginning.
Beispiele für Lernende
We need the chronology of the story.
Szükségünk van a történet időrendjére.
The chronology is hard to follow.
Az időrendet nehéz követni.
Häufiger Fehler:
Don’t confuse chronology (the order) with chronicle (a written story or record).
Bedeutung
the order events happen
Wortverbindungen
the chronology of events
|the chronology of the case
|the chronology of the story
|a clear chronology
|a confused chronology
|the correct chronology
|establish the chronology
|reconstruct the chronology
|follow the chronology
|map the chronology
Synonyme
sequence (General word for events in order, not necessarily by time.)
|
order (Broader than chronology; can be any kind of arrangement.)
Antonyme
disorder (Lack of a clear or correct order.)
Themen
time
|history
|writing
|education
Definition
the time order of events
The order in which events happened or are arranged according to time.
NOMEN
C1
FORMAL
2
kronológia
C1
Verwendungsmuster:
a chronology of [something]
The book opens with a chronology of key political events from 1990 to 2005.
A könyv elején az 1990 és 2005 közötti fontos politikai események kronológiája áll.
For the appendix, she compiled a chronology of the company’s major product launches.
A függelékhez összeállította a vállalat fő termékbevezetéseinek kronológiáját.
The website includes a concise chronology of the expedition, with dates and locations.
Beispiele für Lernende
The article has a chronology at the end.
A cikk végén van egy kronológia.
Häufiger Fehler:
A chronology is usually organized by time; a summary may be organized by importance or topic instead.
Bedeutung
a dated timeline or list
Wortverbindungen
a detailed chronology
|a brief chronology
|a chronology of the war
|a chronology of the project
|a chronology of his career
|a published chronology
|a timeline and chronology
|compile a chronology
|provide a chronology
|include a chronology
Synonyme
timeline (More common and often more visual; less formal than chronology.)
|
chronicle (Often a more narrative record; not always a simple list by date.)
Antonyme
summary (A short account that may not follow date-by-date order.)
Themen
time
|history
|publishing
|education
Definition
a timeline that lists events by date
A written list or account of events arranged in the order they happened, often with dates.
NOMEN
C2
TECHNICAL
3
kronológia
C2
Verwendungsmuster:
[field] chronology
The paper discusses the chronology of early human settlement in the region.
A tanulmány a térség korai emberi megtelepedésének kronológiáját tárgyalja.
Advances in radiocarbon dating transformed archaeological chronology.
A radiokarbonos kormeghatározás fejlődése átalakította a régészeti kronológiát.
Scholars disagree about the chronology of the dynasty’s later rulers.
Häufiger Fehler:
This meaning is about a field of study, not just a timeline you write.
Bedeutung
the study of dating events
Wortverbindungen
historical chronology
|biblical chronology
|ancient chronology
|relative chronology
|absolute chronology
|chronology and dating
|methods of chronology
|establish a chronology
|chronology of the period
|chronology research
Synonyme
dating (More general; can mean finding the age of objects as well as events.)
Themen
history
|science
|archaeology
|education
Definition
the study of finding when past events happened
The study or method of determining dates and establishing the order of past events.
Grammatik
Grundform
chronology
IPA
GB/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
US/kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
Silben & Betonung
chro - no - logy (3 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (no)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: chronology
- Plural: chronologies, chronology
Wortfamilie
Forms
chronologies
noun
Core family
chronological
adjective B2
chronologically
adverb C1
Related words
chronicle
noun C1
Advanced or less common
anachronism
noun
anachronistic
adjective
Ausdrücke
establish the chronology
1/ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
formal
determine the true time order
find the correct order of events
Beispiele
- Investigators are still trying to establish the chronology of the final hours.
- The judge asked both sides to establish the chronology of the meetings.
- We need to establish the chronology before we can explain what went wrong.
in chronological order
1/ˈɪn kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
ordered by date/time
from the earliest to the latest
Beispiele
- Arrange the receipts in chronological order before scanning them.
- The biography is written in chronological order.
- I listed my jobs in chronological order, starting with my first role.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Put the events in chronological order.
in chronological order
1/ˈɪn kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
arranged from earliest to latest
from the oldest to the newest
Beispiele
- Please put the documents in chronological order before the meeting.
- The biography tells her story in chronological order, starting with her childhood.
- I organized the photos in chronological order by date taken.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Write the events in chronological order.
piece together the chronology
1/pˈis təɡˈɛðɚ ðə kɹənˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
reconstruct the event sequence
use clues to find the order of events
Beispiele
- Detectives pieced together the chronology from CCTV footage and phone records.
- It took weeks to piece together the chronology of the cyberattack.
- By comparing emails, we were able to piece together the chronology of the decision.
reverse chronological order
1/ɹɪvˈɚs kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
latest first time order
from the newest to the oldest
Beispiele
- Most CVs list work experience in reverse chronological order.
- The comments are displayed in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top.
- Sort the messages in reverse chronological order to see the latest one first.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The app shows posts in reverse chronological order.
reverse chronological order
1/ɹɪvˈɚs kɹˌɑnəlˈɑd͡ʒɪkəl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
arranged from latest to earliest
from the newest to the oldest
Beispiele
- On a résumé, jobs are usually listed in reverse chronological order.
- The blog displays posts in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top.
- She presented the updates in reverse chronological order to start with the latest news.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Put your jobs in reverse chronological order.