synthesis

CEFRB2

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The combination of ideas or parts into a whole.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.

Examples

  • Additive synthesis involves manually controlling harmonics, and uses only sine waves.

  • His work is a synthesis of several ideas.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.

  2. The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.

  3. A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.

More examples

In context

  • The synthesis of art with everyday life

  • The Saturnalia was apparently the only occasion, however, when the synthesis could be worn in public with decorum.

  • In its synthesis of different art forms and various techniques, Tongues Untied actually represented a departure for Riggs, whose previous work […] had been in a relatively traditional documentary format.

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Origin

noun

From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.