synthesis
nounAU, CA, US, UK /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ · NZ /ˈsənθəsəs/
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.
10 senses
- 1The formation of something complex or coherent by…
- 2Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
- 3The reaction of elements or compounds to form more…
- 4A deduction from the general to the particular, by…
- 5The combination of thesis and antithesis.
- 6In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of…
- 7An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
- 8The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
- 9The reunion of parts that have been divided.
- 10An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
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:
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Signal processing Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences The combination of thesis and antithesis.
Government, Military, Politics, War In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
Rhetoric An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
Medicine, Sciences The reunion of parts that have been divided.
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:
- Antonyms
- analysis
- Derived terms
64 terms
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- synthesize, synthetic