synthesis
noun /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
(plural syntheses
/ˈsɪnθəsiːz/
/ˈsɪnθəsiːz/
)- [uncountable, countable] the act of combining separate ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.; a mixture or combination of ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.
- synthesis of A with B the synthesis of art with everyday life
- synthesis of A and B a synthesis of traditional and modern values
- [uncountable] (specialist) the natural chemical production of a substance in animals and plants
- protein synthesis
- the synthesis of nucleic acids
- [uncountable] (specialist) the artificial production of a substance that is present naturally in animals and plants
- the synthesis of penicillin
- [uncountable] (specialist) the production of sounds, music or speech by electronic means see also speech synthesis
Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek sunthesis, from suntithenai ‘place together’.