| ADJECTIVE | all | synthetic, man-made, semisynthetic | not of natural origin |
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| all | synthetic, synthetical | involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis | |
| all | synthetic | systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words | |
| all | synthetic, synthetical | of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation / observation or facts | |
| all | synthetic, celluloid | artificial as if portrayed in a film | |
| all | synthetic | not genuine or natural | |
| NOUN | substance | synthetic, synthetic substance | a compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
| Sounds | sihntheh'tihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially. | |
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| Example | "synthetic leather" | |
| Synonyms | man-made, semisynthetic | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature |
| Spanish | manufacturado, sintético | |
| Catalan | manufacturat, sintètic | |
| Adverbs | synthetically | by synthesis |
| Meaning | Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis. | |
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| Example | "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch | |
| Synonym | synthetical | |
| Opposite | analytic, analytical | Using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) |
| Spanish | sintético | |
| Catalan | sintètic | |
| Nouns | synthesis | the combination of ideas into a complex whole / whole |
| Meaning | Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words. | |
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| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Narrower | agglutinative, polysynthetic | forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning / meaning |
| Opposite | analytic, uninflected | Expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection |
| Spanish | sintético | |
| Catalan | sintètic | |
| Meaning | Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation / observation or facts. | |
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| Example | "'all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" | |
| Synonym | synthetical | |
| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| See also | a posteriori | Involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes |
| inductive | Of reasoning | |
| logical | capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning | |
| Opposite | analytic, analytical | Of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience |
| Spanish | sintético | |
| Catalan | sintètic | |
| Nouns | synthesis | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| Meaning | Artificial as if portrayed in a film. | |
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| Synonym | celluloid | |
| Broader | artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature |
| Spanish | sintético | |
| Meaning | not genuine or natural. | |
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| Example | "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will | |
| Broader | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
| Spanish | sintético | |
| Meaning | A compound made artificially by chemical reactions. | |
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| Synonym | synthetic substance | |
| Narrower | Plasticine | A synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft |
| phosphor | A synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent | |
| rubber, synthetic rubber | Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber | |
| Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| Spanish | compuesto sintético | |
| Catalan | compost sintètic | |
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