synthesis

English

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

noun
Definitions
  • The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
  • (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
  • (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular.
  • (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
  • (military) 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) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
  • (medicine) The reunion of parts that have been divided.

Etymology

Derived from Latin synthesis derived from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (composition, a putting together, putting together) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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