What does synoptic mean?
adjective
Providing a general or overall view of something; giving a comprehensive or bird's-eye view. Often used in meteorology to describe a weather map that shows the entire area of interest at a single time.
Example
"The synoptic map showed a low-pressure system moving across the country, bringing rain and wind."
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