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CHRONOLOGICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or arranged according to temporal order
Example:
chronological age
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
chronology (a record of events in the order of their occurrence)
Derivation:
chronology (the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events)
chronology (a record of events in the order of their occurrence)
chronology (an arrangement of events in time)
Context examples:
How long ago it is, aunt, since we used to repeat the chronological order of the kings of England, with the dates of their accession, and most of the principal events of their reigns!
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The researchers found that a high hair whitening score was associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease independent of chronological age and established cardiovascular risk factors.
(Grey Hair Linked with Increased Heart Disease Risk in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
In this matter dates are everything, and I think that if we get all our material ready, and have every item put in chronological order, we shall have done much.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
These results support the notion that epigenetic age captures some aspect of biological aging over and above chronological age and other risk factors.
(DNA changes predict longevity, NIH)
They found that altering the activity of a gene called Cdk5 appeared to make the clocks run faster than normal, and the flies older than their chronological age.
(NIH scientists search for the clocks behind aging brain disorders, National Institutes of Health)
