English Explanatory Dictionary

synthesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
  2. Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
  3. The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
  4. A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
  5. The combination of thesis and antithesis.
  6. In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
  7. An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
  8. The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
  9. The reunion of parts that have been divided.
  10. An Ancient Roman dining-garment.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-synthesis.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-synthesis.wav /ˈsənθəsəs/

Word forms

synthesis syntheses

Etymology

From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.

Antonyms

analysis

Related words

synthesize synthetic

Derived words

amorphosynthesis Arndt-Eistert synthesis asymmetric synthesis autosynthesis Auwers synthesis baryosynthesis biosynthesis chemosynthesis cosynthesis ecosynthesis electrosynthesis Fischer indole synthesis Friedländer synthesis Gabriel synthesis glycosynthesis hemisynthesis heterosynthesis high-level synthesis hyposynthesis liposynthesis mechanosynthesis medieval synthesis metasynthesis modern synthesis mutasynthesis narcosynthesis neosynthesis nucleosynthesis oligosynthesis one-pot synthesis osteosynthesis oversynthesis Paal-Knorr synthesis parasynthesis photobiosynthesis photoelectrosynthesis photosynthesis phytosynthesis polysynthesis prebiotic organic synthesis proteosynthesis psychosynthesis pyrosynthesis radiosynthesis resynthesis retrobiosynthesis retrosynthesis semisynthesis stereospecific synthesis synchresis synthesis gas synthesis gases synthesism synthesis phase synthetase synthome synthon thermosynthesis tomosynthesis total synthesis
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