syneresis

syn·er·e·sis also syn·aer·e·sis  (s-nr-ss)

n. pl. syn·er·e·ses also syn·aer·e·ses (-sz)

1. Linguistics The drawing together into one syllable of two consecutive vowels or syllables, as in the formation of a diphthong.

2. Chemistry Exudation of the liquid component of a gel.

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[Late Latin synaeresis, from Greek sunairesis, from sunairein, to contract : sun-, syn- + hairein, to take, grasp.]

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syneresis, synaeresis [sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs]

n

1. (Chemistry) Chem the process in which a gel contracts on standing and exudes liquid, as in the separation of whey in cheese-making

2. (Linguistics) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong

3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) another word for synizesis

[via Late Latin from Greek sunairesis a shortening, from sunairein to draw together, from syn- + hairein to take]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	syneresis - the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong synaeresis linguistic process - a process involved in human language
	2.	syneresis - the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) synaeresis chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

Translations

syneresis [sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs] n (Gram) → crasi f