synchysis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin synchysis, from Ancient Greek σύγχυσις (súnkhusis, “a mixing”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) Confused arrangement of words in a sentence.
- (countable, uncountable) A confused mixture.
- (countable, uncountable) Fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| synchesis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| synchisis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| synchyses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
pt sínquise (confused arrangement of words in a sentence) · es sínquisis (confused arrangement of words in a sentence) · fr synchyse (confused arrangement of words in a sentence) · de Synchyse (fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye) · de Synchyse (confused arrangement of words in a sentence) · it sinchisi (confused arrangement of words in a sentence)