synthesis

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/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

abundant, additive, controlling, different, impossible, rabbinic, responsible, structural

Creating an additive synthesis of the two paint colors produced a beautiful shade of purple.

VERB + SYNTHESIS

function, makes, seen, step, tell, work

The research team's work on protein synthesis has led to important medical breakthroughs.

SYNTHESIS + NOUN

art, atp, awry, clarity, ideas, judaism, structures

The artist's synthesis of classical and modern ideas created a truly unique style.

PREP.

in, with

The research team made a breakthrough in synthesis of the new material last year.

ADV.

almost, manually

The researcher almost completed the synthesis of the new compound before running out of time.

Definitions

noun

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.

Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.

The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.

A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.

The combination of thesis and antithesis.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause

deduction

Antonyms

analysis

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

His work is a synthesis of several ideas.

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Additive synthesis involves manually controlling harmonics, and uses only sine waves.

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This recording is distinguished by a successful synthesis of structural clarity and a manner of music-making based on the affects intrinsic to the music.

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Love, in fact, is the agent of universal synthesis.

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