Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,587,240,173 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

chronological age

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
chronological age
n. Abbr. CA
The number of years a person has lived, used especially in psychometrics as a standard against which certain variables, such as behavior and intelligence, are measured.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chronological age - age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years"
age - how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Many of you may have noticed that a person''s actual age may not match his or her actual appearance Such a mismatch of someone''s biological age against his or her chronological age is attributed to the life that the person chooses to live Many of you may have noticed that a person''s actual age may not match his or her actual appearance.
This explains why some people can pass off as 10 years younger than their chronological age, while others look and feel a decade older than they are.
When this is the case, baby sign language could be used to accelerate the learning process and enhance their communication abilities, allowing them to interact socially and appropriately with children in the same chronological age group.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.