synthesis
Pluralsyntheses
- 1The act of putting separate things together to make one more complex whole.
Like mixing flour, eggs, and sugar to make a cake: separate things become one new thing.
The report is a careful synthesis of ideas from many different studies.
Good cooking is really a synthesis of simple ingredients into one dish.
Similarfusion, blend, combination, amalgamation
Oppositeanalysis
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- 2The making of a chemical by joining simpler chemicals in a reaction.
Like building one big model by clicking together many smaller blocks.
The synthesis of this drug takes several careful steps.
Students watched a simple synthesis during the chemistry lab.
Oppositedecomposition
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- 3The making of a complex sound or signal by adding simpler waves together.
Like stacking small ripples in a pond until they form one big wave.
The game's sound effects come from digital synthesis.
Early electronic music depended on the synthesis of basic waveforms.
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- 4A new idea that brings two opposing ideas together into one.
Like two people who disagree finally meeting in the middle with a shared idea.
The class debate ended in a synthesis everyone could accept.
Her solution was a synthesis of two opposite plans.
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- 5A way of reasoning that moves from a general rule to a single particular case.
Like starting with a rule about all dogs and then deciding what must be true of one dog.
The proof used synthesis to reach the result step by step.
The mathematician's synthesis led from the axiom to a specific theorem.
Oppositeanalysis
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- 6The joining of separate ideas together into one sentence.
Like joining several small train cars into one long train.
Good writing uses synthesis to combine short thoughts into clear sentences.
Her essay shows skillful synthesis of many small observations into flowing sentences.
Similarcombination, integration
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- 7The combining of processed information with other facts to reach a final understanding.
Like putting together puzzle pieces from many sources to see the whole picture.
Analysts used synthesis to turn raw reports into a clear picture.
The final synthesis of all the data helped leaders make a decision.
Similarintegration, fusion
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- 9A pleasing arrangement of the words in a text so that it sounds good.
Like arranging musical notes so they sound sweet together.
The poet's synthesis of sounds makes the line a joy to read aloud.
Careful synthesis gives the speech its smooth, musical flow.
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- 10A light, loose robe that ancient Romans wore at dinner.
Like changing into comfy clothes at home before sitting down to eat.
The host changed into a comfortable synthesis before the meal began.
Guests at the feast wore a loose synthesis instead of a heavy toga.
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Origin
From Greek súnthesis, meaning "a putting together," which came into Latin as synthesis.