The museum arranged the artifacts in chronological order, so visitors could trace toolmaking from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution.
博物馆按时间顺序陈列文物，使参观者能追溯从石器时代到工业革命的制造工艺。
Which choice best defines “chronological”?
D — By time order. “chronological” means by time order.
Which word means “by time order”?
D — chronological. “chronological” means by time order.
chronological — by time order. In Chinese: 按时间顺序.
chronological is pronounced /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/.
The museum arranged the artifacts in chronological order, so visitors could trace toolmaking from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution. (博物馆按时间顺序陈列文物，使参观者能追溯从石器时代到工业革命的制造工艺。)
sequential, ordered, consecutive — all close in meaning to chronological (by time order).
random, jumbled — each the opposite of chronological (by time order).
Yes. chronological is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
chrono(time)+logic(order)