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Meaning of synthesis | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɪnθəsɪs

Definitions

  1. The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Synthesis, summary.
  3. Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
    countable, uncountable
  4. The formation of a chemical compound by combining simpler compounds or elements.
  5. The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
    countable, uncountable
  6. the process of deductive reasoning, as from cause to effect, from the simple elements to the complex whole, etc. See also joining. — synthesist, n. — synthetic, synthetical adj.
  7. A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
    countable, uncountable
  8. The formation of chemical compounds by constructing them directly from their elements or from other simple compounds.
  9. The combination of thesis and antithesis.
    countable, uncountable
  10. (something produced through) the process of combining separate parts, eg chemical elements or substances, into a whole. Plastic is produced by synthesis; His recent book is a synthesis of several of his earlier ideas. sintese, samevatting, sameflansing تَرْكيب، تَوْليف синтез síntese syntéza die Synthese syntese; forening; sammensmeltning σύνθεσηsíntesis süntees تركيب موضوع synteesi synthèse סִינתֶזָה संश्लेषण sinteza, sastavljanje szintetikus eljárás; szintézis sintesis sambland, samruni; ef...
    eg
  11. In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
    countable, uncountable
  12. to make (eg a drug) by synthesis. Some hormones can be synthesized. sintese يُنْتِجُ مادَّةً بالتَّوْليف синтезирам sintetizar syntetizovat synthetisch herstellen syntetisere συνθέτωsintetizar sünteesima تركيب كردن syntetisoida synthétiser לְסַנתֵז संश्लेषण करना sintetizirati szintetikus úton előállít membuat dengan sintesis mynda efni með samruna/skiptiefnahvörfum sintetizzare 合成する 합성하다 sintetinti sintezēt mensintesiskan synthetisch bereidensyntetiseresyntetyzować ترکیبول sintetizar a sintet...
    eg
  13. An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
    countable, rhetoric, uncountable
  14. (a substance) produced artificially by a chemical process. nylon and other synthetic materials / synthetics. sinteties تَرْكيبي، إصْطِناعي синтетичен sintético syntetický der Kunststoff, synthetisch syntetisk συνθετικόςsintético sünteetiline تركيبي synteettinen synthétique סִינטֶתִי सांश्लेषिक, संश्‍लेषण, कृत्रिम sintetika; sintetičan, umjetan szintetikus sintetis tilbúinn, gervi- sintetico 合成品[] 합성, 합성의 sintetinis sintētisks tiruan synthetischsyntetisksyntetyczny ترکیبی sintético substanţă/m...
  15. The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
    countable, uncountable
  16. síntesis, composición de un todo por la unión de las partes.
  17. The reunion of parts that have been divided.
    countable, uncountable
  18. The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.
  19. An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
    countable, uncountable
  20. Chemistry Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.
    Chemistry
  21. Philosophy a. Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction.
    Philosophy

Equivalents

Català síntesi
Čeština syntéza
Deutsch Synthese
Ελληνικά σύνθεση
فارسی ترکیب سنتز
Suomi synteesi
Français synthèse
Galego síntese
Magyar szintézis
Bahasa Indonesia sintesis
Italiano sintesi
日本語 合成 統合 総合 総合判断
ខ្មែរ សំយោគ
한국어 종합 통합
Latviešu sintēze
Македонски синтеза
Bahasa Melayu sintesis
Polski synteza
Português síntese
Română sinteză
Русский синтез
Slovenčina syntéza
Српски sinteza синтеза
Українська синтез
Tiếng Việt tổng hợp

Examples

“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.”
“The Saturnalia was apparently the only occasion, however, when the synthesis could be worn in public with decorum.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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