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单词 synthetic
释义 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
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