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syn·thet·ic
I. \(ˈ)sin|thed.]ik, sənˈth-, -et], ]ēk\ adjective
also syn·thet·i·cal \]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\
Etymology: Greek synthetikos skilled in putting together, component, from synthetos put together, compounded, composed (from syntithenai to put together) + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at synthesis
1.
a. : relating to or involving synthesis
< limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements … which extend well beyond the limits of biology — P.S.Welch >
b. : not analytic
< the synthetic aspects of a philosophy >
2.
a. : attributing to a subject a predicate that is not contained in the essence of that subject
b. : having the truth determined by observation or the facts of experience
c. : not resulting in a contradiction upon being negated
3. of a language : characterized by synthesis : inflectional
< Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and Turkish are synthetic languages >
— contrasted with analytic
4.
a. : of, relating to, or being a taxonomic category retained for reasons of convenience but not regarded as constituting a natural unit
b. : of, relating to, or being a group deliberately produced by combining genes in a manner unlikely to occur in nature
< a synthetic tetraploid variety produced by colchicine >
5. of an organ stop : composed of two or more pipes for each tone
< synthetic clarinet >
6.
a. : produced by artificial processes either from relatively simple substances or from naturally occurring sometimes complex substances : man-made
< synthetic quartz >
< synthetic indigo >
< natural and synthetic dyes >
< synthetic plastics >
— compare semisynthetic
b. : devised, arranged, or fabricated for special situations to imitate or replace usual realities
< synthetic diet >
< synthetic mock-up for pilots' ground training >
: employing or concerning such devices or fabrications instead of actualities
< synthetic flight instruction >
c. : patently produced or maintained by special effort and therefore often forced, constrained, distorted, or simulated : not natural or spontaneous : spurious, factitious
< no comfort I could have offered that wouldn't have sounded synthetic — Norman Cousins >
< producing synthetic books to suit fancied trends — John Farrar >
7. of cubist art : involving the composing of pictorial objects without the restrictions of natural appearances or relations — opposed to analytical; compare cubism
Synonyms: see artificial
II. noun
(-s)
: something produced by synthesis rather than natural growth; especially : a yarn or fabric (as nylon) made by chemical synthesis usually of hydrocarbons |