synthetic

syn·thet·ic

S0971300 (sĭn-thĕt′ĭk) adj. 1. Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis. 2. Chemistry Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin. 3. a. Prepared or made artificially: synthetic leather. b. Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived: "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic" (George F. Will). 4. Linguistics Relating to or being a language, such as Latin or Russian, that uses inflectional affixes to express syntactic relationships. 5. Logic & Philosophy Relating to or being a proposition that attributes to a subject a predicate not inherent in the subject, not following necessarily from logically true statements. 6. Of or relating to a financial instrument or investment that consists entirely of derivatives, especially swap contracts. n. A synthetic chemical compound or material.

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[Greek sunthetikos, skilled in putting together, component, from sunthetos, combined, from suntithenai, to put together; see synthesis.]

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syn·thet′i·cal·ly adv.

synthetic

(sɪnˈθɛtɪk) adj1. (Chemistry) (of a substance or material) made artificially by chemical reaction2. not genuine; insincere: synthetic compassion. 3. (Linguistics) denoting languages, such as Latin, whose morphology is characterized by synthesis. Compare polysynthetic, agglutinative², analytic³4. (Philosophy) philosophy a. (of a proposition) having a truth-value that is not determined solely by virtue of the meanings of the words, as in all men are arrogantb. contingent. Compare a posteriori, empiricaln (Chemistry) a synthetic substance or material[C17: from New Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos expert in putting together, from suntithenai to put together; see synthesis] synˈthetically adv

syn•thet•ic

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adj. 1. of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic). 2. pertaining to or denoting compounds, materials, etc., formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin: synthetic fiber; synthetic drugs. 3. not real or genuine; artificial; feigned: a synthetic chuckle. 4. (of a language) characterized by the use of affixes, rather than separate words, to express syntactic relationships, as Latin. Compare analytic (def. 3), polysynthetic. 5. Also, syn•thet′i•cal.Logic. of or pertaining to a noncontradictory proposition in which the predicate is not included in, or entailed by, the subject. 6. noting a gem mineral manufactured so as to be physically, chemically, and optically identical with the mineral as found in nature. n. 7. something made by a synthetic, or chemical, process. [1690–1700; < New Latin syntheticus < Greek synthetikós=synthet(ós) placed together, v. adj. of syntithénai to put together (see synthesis) + -ikos -ic] syn•thet′i•cal•ly, adv.

syn·thet·ic

(sĭn-thĕt′ĭk) Produced by chemical synthesis, especially in a laboratory or other artificial environment.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	synthetic - a compound made artificially by chemical reactionssynthetic substancePlasticine - a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)phosphor - a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubeschemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weightsynthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
Adj.	1.	synthetic - not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"man-made, semisyntheticchemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsartificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
	2.	synthetic - involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welchsyntheticalanalytical, analytic - using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"
	3.	synthetic - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single wordslinguistics - the scientific study of languageanalytic, uninflected - expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
	4.	synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"syntheticallogic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferencea posteriori - involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"inductive - of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning"logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"analytical, analytic - of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
	5.	synthetic - artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"celluloidartificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
	6.	synthetic - not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Willcounterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

synthetic

adjective artificial, manufactured, fake, man-made, mock, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), ersatz synthetic rubber
real, natural, genuine, authentic, pure, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)

synthetic

adjective1. Marked by unnaturalness, pretension, and often a slavish love of fads:artificial, factitious, plastic, unnatural.2. Made by human beings instead of nature:artificial, manmade, manufactured.3. Made to imitate something else:artificial, imitation, manmade, mock, simulated.Informal: pretend.

Translations

合成的

synthesis

(ˈsinθəsis) – plural ˈsyntheses (-siːz) – noun (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. 合成(物)，綜合 合成（物），综合 ˈsynthesize, ˈsynthesise verb to make (eg a drug) by synthesis. Some hormones can be synthesized. 合成 合成synthetic (sinˈθetik) noun, adjective (a substance) produced artificially by a chemical process. nylon and other synthetic materials / synthetics. 合成的 合成的