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Definition of synthetic in English: syntheticadjective sɪnˈθɛtɪksɪnˈθɛdɪk 1(of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. Example sentencesExamples - When carried out in hydrocarbon solvent, this reaction produces a synthetic rubber similar to natural rubber.
- The primary use of ammonia, in turn, is in the manufacture of synthetic fertilizers.
- Mixtures of several synthetic dyes, or mixtures of natural and synthetic dyes, could produce more subdued colors.
- The changing status of his preferred materials invites this - tyres are no longer manufactured from rubber plants but from synthetic materials produced from crude oil.
- Nylon was the first synthetic fiber not based on natural materials such as cellulose.
- Do these hormones have the same risks as synthetic hormones?
- When we assault our skin with harsh detergents, exfoliants, drying alcohols and synthetic oils, we can end up producing completely unintended results.
- Conventional oil is derived from petroleum refining; synthetic oils are chemically manufactured replicas.
- And one of the key choices is whether to use organic or synthetic fertilizers.
- He further explained that synthetic fiber is used for thread production.
- Both the natural and synthetic iron oxide pigments are very stable.
- These jersey knit sheets feature organic cotton and are not treated with chlorine bleach, chemical softeners, or synthetic dyes that can irritate skin.
- New synthetic materials claim to be absorbed rapidly and thus to minimize these disadvantages.
- Each year, over 1,000 new synthetic chemicals are introduced in the United States.
- Today, nearly a century later, the Haber process remains the only economically viable method for producing synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
- These drugs are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones, called androgens.
- Don't believe that synthetic pesticides are all bad news.
- Easier to wash than synthetic fabrics, natural fabrics are the perfect choice for slipcovers, bedding, upholstery, draperies and cushions.
- Other researchers performed cell growth assays comparing natural and synthetic cholesterol.
- The chemicals which comprise synthetic drugs are natural.
Synonyms fake, false, imitation, mock, simulated, faux, ersatz, substitute - 1.1 (of an emotion or action) not genuine; insincere.
their tears are a bit synthetic Example sentencesExamples - His outrage may be exposed as synthetic, but by then he will have slipped the chains of responsibility.
- Whether this frothing was real or mere synthetic outrage is hard to say since the latter is now so common it is increasingly impossible to spot the real stuff.
- Her funeral was a fitting stage for synthetic grief.
- But the lack of even synthetic outrage at the Chancellor's tax confession is remarkable.
- Its focus then was about ‘ignoring social ills, setting up a synthetic sense of comfort.’
- He loved her with all that he was; how could this emotion be synthetic?
- The prime minister is afraid that his protestations will be lost in the synthetic public outrage that is being loosed by the media.
- While some musicians endeavor to muster whatever synthetic emotions their contract requires, he prefers to let things come naturally.
- But how can a film-maker as openly emotional as Spielberg be at home in a world where emotion has become entirely synthetic?
- The instigators don't really care - it is synthetic, undifferentiated anger, it's the need to get worked up.
- ‘It is rank hypocrisy and a synthetic concern from the Alliance which has never shown interest in those issues before,’ he says.
- If they had done so they would have realised that it was entirely reasonable, that the anger they described was entirely synthetic.
- And the fact they're guided by newspaper editors, who know very well what the real world is like, but choose to ignore this in favour of manufactured indignation and synthetic outrage.
- He is not an experienced debater, given in the past to flourishes of synthetic rage at Nationalists rather than the humour and put-down his elevated status requires.
- He has been attacked for reacting to the decision with synthetic anger.
Synonyms artificial, fake, false, faux, imitation, mock, simulated, ersatz, substitute pseudo, sham, bogus, spurious, counterfeit, forged, pretended, so-called, plastic man-made, manufactured, unnatural, fabricated replica, reproduction, facsimile informal phoney
2Logic
(of a proposition) having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience. Compare with analytic Example sentencesExamples - Contemporary philosophers recognize the possibility that sentences that express identities might be synthetic as opposed to analytic or true by definition.
- Analytic propositions like synthetic propositions, can be believed for bad reasons, or for no reasons at all, and, when this occurs, we should deny that the believer knows the propositions in question.
- The theory that existence is not a predicate implies, however, that all existential propositions are synthetic.
- As of now, in addition to that of the Monthly editors, I am aware of two entirely synthetic proofs of the statement.
- Kant held that, even though most mathematical propositions are synthetic, they are knowable a priori - independent of sensory experience.
3Linguistics
(of a language) characterized by the use of inflections rather than word order to express grammatical structure. Contrasted with analytic and agglutinative Example sentencesExamples - Over time, synthetic languages have become more analytic, with the effect that inflexional morphology has repeatedly been simplified.
- Inflected languages are a variety of synthetic language in which a word takes various forms, most usually by the addition of suffixes, which show its role in the sentence.
- Its Cyrillic alphabet is phonetic; its grammar is synthetic, conveying information through word modification rather than order.
- Albanian is a synthetic language that is similar in structure to most other Indo-European languages.
noun sɪnˈθɛtɪksɪnˈθɛdɪk usually syntheticsA synthetic material or chemical, especially a textile fibre. Example sentencesExamples - If you're in synthetics or cotton all that moisture is trapped on the inside of your garment.
- Liberia was a major supplier of natural rubber to the United States until the 1970s, when prices plummeted due to competition from synthetics.
- Beginner boots are usually soft (hard-shell boots are for advanced boarders) and are made of nylon or other synthetics.
- On display will be a comprehensive collection of fine garments and accessories for men, women and children in cotton, silk, linen, denim and synthetics.
- Knits are available in 100 percent cotton, blends and synthetics, including microfibers and performance fibers.
- Surpluses persisted, however, thanks to greater foreign production and the increased use of synthetics in textile manufacturing.
- The major competitors to the wool industry, cotton and synthetics, have developed new fibres that meet consumer needs such as being lightweight, soft and easy to care.
- He says world economic growth is the strongest it's been in 15 years, and wool prices are more competitive against cotton and synthetics.
- Twentieth century technology has opened up a treasure of textures and materials from space age synthetics to hand-woven straws.
- Factories are using the top-shelf blade steels, leading-edge frame materials, and state-of-the-art synthetics to make knives that used to be reserved for the work of a custom knifemaker.
- The pressures of visual appeal, economic accountability and the lack of information about alternatives have kept most turf managers from finding an alternative to synthetics.
- However, synthetics like polyester and nylon are naturally hydrophobic, so they repel the water and keep it away from the skin.
- And all have fewer side effects and all are cheaper than the competing synthetics.
- Most caps are made from cedar, but you can also find redwood and other woods, as well as synthetics that match some of the popular engineered decking materials.
- Linen, always a staple for summer, is blended with synthetics like rayon and polyester to add sheen and reduce wrinkling.
- As one of the most easily dyed synthetics, pleather can be classified in many different fashion categories.
- Linen yarn has twice the strength of cotton and mixes well with synthetics.
- Over the past 50 years, synthetics have revolutionised the construction industry and environmentalists now believe this has been at great cost to both the environment and our health through the release of toxins.
- The liberation war of 1971 culminating in the emergence of independent Bangladesh and subsequent rebuilding process drove many traditional buyers of jute to shift to synthetics.
- Nylon and synthetics, such as polyester and polypropylene, melt at about 480-degrees and 300-degrees Fahrenheit, respectively.
Origin Late 17th century: from French synthétique or modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos, based on suntithenai 'place together'. Rhymes aesthetic (US esthetic), alphabetic, anaesthetic (US anesthetic), antithetic, apathetic, apologetic, arithmetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cosmetic, cybernetic, diabetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, emetic, energetic, exegetic, frenetic, genetic, Helvetic, hermetic, homiletic, kinetic, magnetic, metic, mimetic, parenthetic, pathetic, peripatetic, phonetic, photosynthetic, poetic, prophetic, prothetic, psychokinetic, splenetic, sympathetic, syncretic, syndetic, telekinetic, theoretic, zetetic Definition of synthetic in US English: syntheticadjectivesinˈTHediksɪnˈθɛdɪk 1(of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. Example sentencesExamples - Each year, over 1,000 new synthetic chemicals are introduced in the United States.
- New synthetic materials claim to be absorbed rapidly and thus to minimize these disadvantages.
- These drugs are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones, called androgens.
- Both the natural and synthetic iron oxide pigments are very stable.
- He further explained that synthetic fiber is used for thread production.
- Don't believe that synthetic pesticides are all bad news.
- These jersey knit sheets feature organic cotton and are not treated with chlorine bleach, chemical softeners, or synthetic dyes that can irritate skin.
- Easier to wash than synthetic fabrics, natural fabrics are the perfect choice for slipcovers, bedding, upholstery, draperies and cushions.
- The changing status of his preferred materials invites this - tyres are no longer manufactured from rubber plants but from synthetic materials produced from crude oil.
- The primary use of ammonia, in turn, is in the manufacture of synthetic fertilizers.
- The chemicals which comprise synthetic drugs are natural.
- When we assault our skin with harsh detergents, exfoliants, drying alcohols and synthetic oils, we can end up producing completely unintended results.
- When carried out in hydrocarbon solvent, this reaction produces a synthetic rubber similar to natural rubber.
- Nylon was the first synthetic fiber not based on natural materials such as cellulose.
- And one of the key choices is whether to use organic or synthetic fertilizers.
- Conventional oil is derived from petroleum refining; synthetic oils are chemically manufactured replicas.
- Mixtures of several synthetic dyes, or mixtures of natural and synthetic dyes, could produce more subdued colors.
- Do these hormones have the same risks as synthetic hormones?
- Today, nearly a century later, the Haber process remains the only economically viable method for producing synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
- Other researchers performed cell growth assays comparing natural and synthetic cholesterol.
Synonyms fake, false, imitation, mock, simulated, faux, ersatz, substitute - 1.1 (of an emotion or action) not genuine; insincere.
their tears are a bit synthetic Example sentencesExamples - The instigators don't really care - it is synthetic, undifferentiated anger, it's the need to get worked up.
- But how can a film-maker as openly emotional as Spielberg be at home in a world where emotion has become entirely synthetic?
- Her funeral was a fitting stage for synthetic grief.
- Its focus then was about ‘ignoring social ills, setting up a synthetic sense of comfort.’
- The prime minister is afraid that his protestations will be lost in the synthetic public outrage that is being loosed by the media.
- His outrage may be exposed as synthetic, but by then he will have slipped the chains of responsibility.
- While some musicians endeavor to muster whatever synthetic emotions their contract requires, he prefers to let things come naturally.
- ‘It is rank hypocrisy and a synthetic concern from the Alliance which has never shown interest in those issues before,’ he says.
- He has been attacked for reacting to the decision with synthetic anger.
- If they had done so they would have realised that it was entirely reasonable, that the anger they described was entirely synthetic.
- And the fact they're guided by newspaper editors, who know very well what the real world is like, but choose to ignore this in favour of manufactured indignation and synthetic outrage.
- He loved her with all that he was; how could this emotion be synthetic?
- He is not an experienced debater, given in the past to flourishes of synthetic rage at Nationalists rather than the humour and put-down his elevated status requires.
- But the lack of even synthetic outrage at the Chancellor's tax confession is remarkable.
- Whether this frothing was real or mere synthetic outrage is hard to say since the latter is now so common it is increasingly impossible to spot the real stuff.
Synonyms artificial, fake, false, faux, imitation, mock, simulated, ersatz, substitute
2Logic
(of a proposition) having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience. Compare with analytic Example sentencesExamples - Analytic propositions like synthetic propositions, can be believed for bad reasons, or for no reasons at all, and, when this occurs, we should deny that the believer knows the propositions in question.
- As of now, in addition to that of the Monthly editors, I am aware of two entirely synthetic proofs of the statement.
- The theory that existence is not a predicate implies, however, that all existential propositions are synthetic.
- Kant held that, even though most mathematical propositions are synthetic, they are knowable a priori - independent of sensory experience.
- Contemporary philosophers recognize the possibility that sentences that express identities might be synthetic as opposed to analytic or true by definition.
3Linguistics
(of a language) characterized by the use of inflections rather than word order to express grammatical structure. Contrasted with agglutinative and analytic Example sentencesExamples - Albanian is a synthetic language that is similar in structure to most other Indo-European languages.
- Over time, synthetic languages have become more analytic, with the effect that inflexional morphology has repeatedly been simplified.
- Its Cyrillic alphabet is phonetic; its grammar is synthetic, conveying information through word modification rather than order.
- Inflected languages are a variety of synthetic language in which a word takes various forms, most usually by the addition of suffixes, which show its role in the sentence.
nounsinˈTHediksɪnˈθɛdɪk often syntheticsA synthetic material or chemical, especially a textile fiber. Example sentencesExamples - As one of the most easily dyed synthetics, pleather can be classified in many different fashion categories.
- Factories are using the top-shelf blade steels, leading-edge frame materials, and state-of-the-art synthetics to make knives that used to be reserved for the work of a custom knifemaker.
- The pressures of visual appeal, economic accountability and the lack of information about alternatives have kept most turf managers from finding an alternative to synthetics.
- On display will be a comprehensive collection of fine garments and accessories for men, women and children in cotton, silk, linen, denim and synthetics.
- The major competitors to the wool industry, cotton and synthetics, have developed new fibres that meet consumer needs such as being lightweight, soft and easy to care.
- He says world economic growth is the strongest it's been in 15 years, and wool prices are more competitive against cotton and synthetics.
- Linen, always a staple for summer, is blended with synthetics like rayon and polyester to add sheen and reduce wrinkling.
- Surpluses persisted, however, thanks to greater foreign production and the increased use of synthetics in textile manufacturing.
- The liberation war of 1971 culminating in the emergence of independent Bangladesh and subsequent rebuilding process drove many traditional buyers of jute to shift to synthetics.
- If you're in synthetics or cotton all that moisture is trapped on the inside of your garment.
- Twentieth century technology has opened up a treasure of textures and materials from space age synthetics to hand-woven straws.
- And all have fewer side effects and all are cheaper than the competing synthetics.
- Most caps are made from cedar, but you can also find redwood and other woods, as well as synthetics that match some of the popular engineered decking materials.
- Over the past 50 years, synthetics have revolutionised the construction industry and environmentalists now believe this has been at great cost to both the environment and our health through the release of toxins.
- Knits are available in 100 percent cotton, blends and synthetics, including microfibers and performance fibers.
- Nylon and synthetics, such as polyester and polypropylene, melt at about 480-degrees and 300-degrees Fahrenheit, respectively.
- Linen yarn has twice the strength of cotton and mixes well with synthetics.
- Beginner boots are usually soft (hard-shell boots are for advanced boarders) and are made of nylon or other synthetics.
- Liberia was a major supplier of natural rubber to the United States until the 1970s, when prices plummeted due to competition from synthetics.
- However, synthetics like polyester and nylon are naturally hydrophobic, so they repel the water and keep it away from the skin.
Origin Late 17th century: from French synthétique or modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos, based on suntithenai ‘place together’. |