单词 | synthesis |
释义 | synthesis —synthesist, n. /sin"theuh sis/, n. , pl. syntheses /-seez'/. 1. the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis). 2. a complex whole formed by combining. 3. Chem. the forming or building of a more complex substance or compound from elements or simpler compounds. 4. Philos. See under Hegelian dialectic. 5. Biol. See modern synthesis. 6. Psychol. , Psychiatry. the integration of traits, attitudes, and impulses to create a total personality. [1580-90; < L < Gk sýnthesis, equiv. to syn- SYN- + the- (s. of tithénai to put, place) + -sis -SIS] |
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