syn·the·sis (s n th-ss)n. pl. syn·the·ses (-s  z ) 1. a. The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole. b. The complex whole so formed. 2. Chemistry Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements. 3. Philosophy a. Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction. b. The combination of thesis and antithesis in the Hegelian dialectical process whereby a new and higher level of truth is produced. [Latin, collection, from Greek sunthesis, from suntithenai, to put together : sun-, syn- + tithenai, to put; see dh - in Indo-European roots.]syn the·sist n. |
synthesis [ˈsɪnθɪsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
1. the process of combining objects or ideas into a complex whole Compare analysis
2. the combination or whole produced by such a process
3. (Chemistry) the process of producing a compound by a chemical reaction or series of reactions, usually from simpler or commonly available starting materials
4. (Linguistics) Linguistics the use of inflections rather than word order and function words to express the syntactic relations in a language Compare analysis [5]
5. (Philosophy) Philosophy archaic synthetic reasoning
6. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a. (in the writings of Kant) the unification of one concept with another not contained in it Compare analysis [7]
b. the final stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that resolves the contradiction between thesis and antithesis
[via Latin from Greek sunthesis, from suntithenai to put together, from syn- + tithenai to place]
synthesist n
| synthesis (snth-ss) Plural syntheses (s nth-sz) The formation of a chemical compound through the combination of simpler compounds or elements. synthesize verb |
synthesis
1. the process of putting two or more things, concepts, elements, etc., together to form a whole.
2. the whole formed of such combined parts. See also thinking. — synthesist, n., — synthetic, synthetical, adj.
See also: Joining2. the whole formed of such combined parts. See also thinking. — synthesist, n., — synthetic, synthetical, adj.
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.
See also: Philosophythe 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.
See also: ThinkingSynthesis a body of things put together, 1865.
Examples: synthesis of human belief, 1865; of divine graces, 1882; of qualities, 1870.
In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
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| Noun | 1. | synthesis - the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) biogenesis, biosynthesis - production of a chemical compound by a living organism chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved chemosynthesis - synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi nucleosynthesis - (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom |
| 2. | synthesis - the combination of ideas into a complex whole analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations | |
| 3. | synthesis - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
synthesis
noun combining, integration, amalgamation, unification, welding, coalescence His novels are a rich synthesis of Balkan history and mythology.
Translations
synthesis [ˈsɪnθɪsɪs] [syntheses] [ˈsɪnθɪsiːz] (pl) n
[ideas, styles] → synthèse f
(CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) → synthèse f
synthesis
synthesis [ˈsɪnθəsɪs] n (syntheses (pl)) [ˈsɪnθəsiːz] → sintesi f inv
synthesis [ˈsɪnθəsɪs] n (syntheses (pl)) [ˈsɪnθəsiːz] → sintesi f inv
synthesis [ˈsɪnθəsɪs] n (syntheses (pl)) [ˈsɪnθəsiːz] → sintesi f inv
n synthesis [ˈsinθəsis]
(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 syntéza syntese; forening; sammensmeltning die Synthese σύνθεση síntesis süntees تركيب موضوع synteesi synthèse סִינתֶזָה संश्लेषण sinteza, sastavljanje szintetikus eljárás; szintézis sintesis sambland, samruni; efnasmíði; samantekt sintesi 合成 합성 sintezė sintēze sintesis synthese syntese synteza síntese sinteză синтез syntéza, zlúčenie sinteza sinteza syntes การปะติดปะต่อ sentez, bireşim 合成(物)，綜合 синтез کءی اشیا کی آمیزش sự tổng hợp 合成（物），综合
v synthesize, ˈsynthesise
to make (eg a drug) by synthesis Some hormones can be synthesized. sintese يُنْتِجُ مادَّةً بالتَّوْليف синтезирам syntetizovat syntetisere synthetisch herstellen συνθέτω sintetizar sünteesima تركيب كردن yhdistää, valmistaa keinotekoisesti 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 bereiden syntetisere syntetyzować sintetizar a sintetiza синтезировать syntetizovať, spojiť, zlúčiť sestaviti; sintetizirati sintetizovati syntetisera, framställa på syntetisk väg รวมสิ่งต่าง ๆ เข้าด้วยกัน sentez yapmak 合成 синтезувати مرکب کرنا tổng hợp 合成
n / adj synthetic [sinˈθetik]
(a substance) produced artificially by a chemical process nylon and other synthetic materials / synthetics. sinteties تَرْكيبي، إصْطِناعي синтетичен syntetický syntetisk der Kunststoff, synthetisch συνθετικός sintético sünteetiline تركيبي synteettinen synthétique סִינטֶתִי सांश्लेषिक, संश्लेषण, कृत्रिम sintetika; sintetičan, umjetan szintetikus sintetis tilbúinn, gervi- sintetico 合成品[] 합성, 합성의 sintetinis sintētisks tiruan synthetisch syntetisk syntetyczny sintético substanţă/material sintetic; sintetic синтетика syntetický umeten; sintetičen sintetičan syntetisk สิ่งที่เกิดจากการสังเคราะห์; ที่เกิดจากการสังเคราะห์ sentetik, yapay 合成的 синтетика; синтетичний کیمیاوی ترکیب سے بنا ہوا thuộc phương pháp tổng hợp 合成的
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