| 释义 |
syn·i·ze·sis
\ˌsinəˈzēsə̇s\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin, from Greek synizēsis, literally, collapse, from synizein to collapse (from syn- + hizein to sit, sit down) + -sis; akin to Greek hezesthai to sit; in sense 2, New Latin, from Greek synizēsis — more at sit
1. : contraction of two syllables into one by uniting in pronunciation two adjacent vowels (as when the ee of eleemosynary is pronounced as one syllable) or by making a high vowel before another vowel consonantal (as in \ˈrōmyō\ for \ˈrōmēˌō\ Romeo) : synecphonesis — compare syneresis 1a
2. or syn·eze·sis \“\
a. : the massing of the chromatin of the nucleus preceding the maturation division
b. : synapsis — not used technically |