Dictionary

synthesis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio Berkshire
• (US) audio Southeast US
• /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsənθəsəs/ (New-Zealand)

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
   • In its synthesis of different art forms and various techniques, Tongues Untied actually represented a departure for Riggs, whose previous work […] had been in a relatively traditional documentary format. 1990 December 16, Phil Harper, “Affirmed”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 9:
2. (countable, uncountable) Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
3. (countable, uncountable) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
4. (countable, uncountable) A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
5. (countable, uncountable) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
6. (countable, uncountable) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
7. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
8. (countable, uncountable) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
9. (countable, uncountable) The reunion of parts that have been divided.
10. (countable, uncountable) An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
    • The Saturnalia was apparently the only occasion, however, when the synthesis could be worn in public with decorum. 1918, American Philological Association, Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, page 132:

Forms

Antonyms

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Deriveds

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

Relateds

synthetic · synthesize

Translations (85)

hu szintézis (formation of something complex or coherent) · lv sintēze (formation of something complex or coherent) · fi synteesi (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · ko 종합 (formation of something complex or coherent) · ca síntesi (formation of something complex or coherent) · sk syntéza (formation of something complex or coherent) · yi סינטעזע (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · fi synteesi (military: in intelligence usage) · ro sinteză (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · bg синтез (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · el σύνθεση (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · ar اِصْطِنَاع كِيمِيَائِيّ (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · fr synthèse (formation of something complex or coherent) · ar اِصْطِنَاع (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · fi synteesi (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · be сі́нтэз (formation of something complex or coherent) · mk синте́за (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · gl síntese (formation of something complex or coherent) · mk синте́за (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · ja 統合 (formation of something complex or coherent) · ru си́нтез (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · ms sintesis (formation of something complex or coherent) · ja 総合 (formation of something complex or coherent) · km សំយោគ (formation of something complex or coherent) · bg си́нтез (formation of something complex or coherent) · id sintesis (formation of something complex or coherent) · pt síntese (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · de Synthese (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · mk синте́за (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · it sintesi (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · pt síntese (formation of something complex or coherent) · ro sinteză (formation of something complex or coherent) · hy համադրություն (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · ja 総合判断 (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · fa سنتز (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · mi pāhekohekotanga (formation of something complex or coherent) · es síntesis (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · it sintesi (formation of something complex or coherent) · fi synteesi (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · fr synthèse (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · mk синте́за (formation of something complex or coherent) · ja 合成 (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · cmn 合題 /合题 (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · ar تَرْكِيب (formation of something complex or coherent) · fi synteesi (formation of something complex or coherent) · es síntesis (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · ca síntesi (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · hy համադրություն (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · yi סינטעזע (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · pl synteza (formation of something complex or coherent) · ru си́нтез (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · pt síntese (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · vi tổng hợp (formation of something complex or coherent) · ca síntesi (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · es deducción (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · hy սինթեզ (formation of something complex or coherent) · hy համադրություն (formation of something complex or coherent) · el σύνθεση (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · yi סינטעז (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · io sintezo (formation of something complex or coherent) · fr synthèse (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · bg синтез (military: in intelligence usage) · uk си́нтез (formation of something complex or coherent) · el σύνθεση (formation of something complex or coherent) · bg синтез (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · ko 통합 (formation of something complex or coherent) · tl ganggang (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · pt síntese (logic: deduction from the general to the particular) · ru си́нтез (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · fa ترکیب (formation of something complex or coherent) · fa سنتز (formation of something complex or coherent) · uz sintez (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · yi סינטעזע (formation of something complex or coherent) · yi סינטעז (formation of something complex or coherent) · cs syntéza (formation of something complex or coherent) · tl ganggang (formation of something complex or coherent) · ru си́нтез (formation of something complex or coherent) · it sintesi (philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis) · yi סינטעז (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · cmn 合成 (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · es síntesis (formation of something complex or coherent) · de Synthese (formation of something complex or coherent) · yue 合成 (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) · cmn 綜合 /综合 (formation of something complex or coherent) · bg синтез (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds)