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syn·thet·ic
(sĭn-thĕt′ĭk)adj.
1. Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis.
2. Chemistry Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.
3.
a. Prepared or made artificially: synthetic leather.
b. Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived: "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic" (George F. Will).
4. Linguistics Relating to or being a language, such as Latin or Russian, that uses inflectional affixes to express syntactic relationships.
5. Logic & Philosophy Relating to or being a proposition that attributes to a subject a predicate not inherent in the subject, not following necessarily from logically true statements.
6. Of or relating to a financial instrument or investment that consists entirely of derivatives, especially swap contracts.
n.
A synthetic chemical compound or material.
[Greek sunthetikos, skilled in putting together, component, from sunthetos, combined, from suntithenai, to put together; see synthesis.]
syn·thet′i·cal·ly adv.
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synthetic
(sɪnˈθɛtɪk)adj
1. (Chemistry) (of a substance or material) made artificially by chemical reaction
2. not genuine; insincere: synthetic compassion.
3. (Linguistics) denoting languages, such as Latin, whose morphology is characterized by synthesis. Compare polysynthetic, agglutinative 2, analytic 3
4. (Philosophy) philosophy
a. (of a proposition) having a truth-value that is not determined solely by virtue of the meanings of the words, as in all men are arrogant
b. contingent. Compare a posteriori, empirical
n
(Chemistry) a synthetic substance or material
[C17: from New Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos expert in putting together, from suntithenai to put together; see synthesis]
synˈthetically adv
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syn•thet•ic
(sɪnˈθɛt ɪk)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
2. pertaining to or denoting compounds, materials, etc., formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin: synthetic fiber; synthetic drugs.
3. not real or genuine; artificial; feigned: a synthetic chuckle.
4. (of a language) characterized by the use of affixes, rather than separate words, to express syntactic relationships, as Latin. Compare analytic (def. 3), polysynthetic.
5. Also, syn•thet′i•cal.Logic. of or pertaining to a noncontradictory proposition in which the predicate is not included in, or entailed by, the subject.
6. noting a gem mineral manufactured so as to be physically, chemically, and optically identical with the mineral as found in nature.
n. 7. something made by a synthetic, or chemical, process.
[1690–1700; < New Latin syntheticus < Greek synthetikós=synthet(ós) placed together, v. adj. of syntithénai to put together (see synthesis) + -ikos -ic]
syn•thet′i•cal•ly, adv.
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syn·thet·ic
(sĭn-thĕt′ĭk) Produced by chemical synthesis, especially in a laboratory or other artificial environment.
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Noun 1. [画像:synthetic - a compound made artificially by chemical reactions]synthetic - a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Plasticine - a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
phosphor - a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
synthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
Adj. 1. [画像:synthetic - not of natural origin]synthetic - not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
2. synthetic - involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
analytical, analytic - using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"
3. synthetic - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
linguistics - the scientific study of language
analytic, uninflected - expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
4. synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
a posteriori - involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"
inductive - of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning"
logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"
analytical, analytic - of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
5. synthetic - artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
6. synthetic - not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
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synthetic
adjective artificial, manufactured, fake, man-made, mock, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), ersatz synthetic rubber
real, natural, genuine, authentic, pure, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)
real, natural, genuine, authentic, pure, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)
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synthetic
adjective1. Marked by unnaturalness, pretension, and often a slavish love of fads:
2. Made by human beings instead of nature:
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Translations
تَرْكيبي، إصْطِناعي
syntetický
syntetisk
szintetikus
tilbúinn, gervi-
umeten
synthetic
[sɪnˈθetɪk]A. ADJ
1. (= man-made) [material, chemical, drug] → sintético
2. (pej) (= false) [person, behaviour, emotion, taste] → artificial
C. CPD synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber (US) N → fibra f sintética
synthetic rubber N → caucho m artificial
synthetic rubber N → caucho m artificial
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synthetic
adj
→ synthetisch ; synthetic fibre → Kunstfaser f; synthetic smile → künstliches or gekünsteltes Lächeln
(Ling, Philos) → synthetisch
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synthetic
[sɪnˈθɛtɪk]1. adj (fabric) → sintetico/a
2. n → prodotto sintetico (Textiles) → fibra sintetica
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synthesis
(ˈsinθəsis) – plural ˈsyntheses (-siːz) – noun (something produced through) the process of combining separate parts, eg chemical elements or substances, into a whole. Plastic is produced by synthesis; His recent book is a synthesis of several of his earlier ideas. sintese, samevatting, sameflansing تَرْكيب، تَوْليف синтез síntese syntéza die Synthese syntese; forening; sammensmeltning σύνθεση síntesis süntees تركيب موضوع synteesi synthèse סִינתֶזָה संश्लेषण sinteza, sastavljanje szintetikus eljárás; szintézis sintesis sambland, samruni; efnasmíði; samantekt sintesi 合成 합성 sintezė sintēze sintesis synthese syntese synteza د موضوع ترکیب síntese sinteză синтез syntéza, zlúčenie sinteza sinteza syntes การสังเคราะห์ sentez, bireşim 合成(物),綜合 синтез کءی اشیا کی آمیزش sự tổng hợp 合成(物),综合
ˈsynthesize, ˈsynthesise verb to make (eg a drug) by synthesis. Some hormones can be synthesized. sintese يُنْتِجُ مادَّةً بالتَّوْليف синтезирам sintetizar syntetizovat synthetisch herstellen syntetisere συνθέτω sintetizar sünteesima تركيب كردن syntetisoida synthétiser לְסַנתֵז संश्लेषण करना sintetizirati szintetikus úton előállít membuat dengan sintesis mynda efni með samruna/skiptiefnahvörfum sintetizzare 合成する 합성하다 sintetinti sintezēt mensintesiskan synthetisch bereiden syntetisere syntetyzować ترکیبول sintetizar a sintetiza синтезировать syntetizovať, spojiť, zlúčiť sestaviti; sintetizirati sintetizovati syntetisera, framställa på syntetisk väg สังเคราะห์ sentez yapmak 合成 синтезувати مرکب کرنا tổng hợp 合成
synthetic (sinˈθetik) noun, adjective (a substance) produced artificially by a chemical process. nylon and other synthetic materials / synthetics. sinteties تَرْكيبي، إصْطِناعي синтетичен sintético syntetický der Kunststoff, synthetisch syntetisk συνθετικός sintético sünteetiline تركيبي synteettinen synthétique סִינטֶתִי सांश्लेषिक, संश्लेषण, कृत्रिम sintetika; sintetičan, umjetan szintetikus sintetis tilbúinn, gervi- sintetico 合成品[] 합성, 합성의 sintetinis sintētisks tiruan synthetisch syntetisk syntetyczny ترکیبی sintético substanţă/material sintetic; sintetic синтетика syntetický umeten; sintetičen sintetičan syntetisk สิ่งที่เกิดจากการสังเคราะห์; ที่เกิดจากการสังเคราะห์ sentetik, yapay 合成的 синтетика; синтетичний کیمیاوی ترکیب سے بنا ہوا thuộc phương pháp tổng hợp 合成的
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syn·thet·ic
a. sintético-a, rel. a una síntesis o producido por ésta.
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