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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•aer•e•sis (si ner′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Phonet.]- Phoneticsthe contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, esp. the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
- Phoneticssynizesis.
Also, syneresis. - Greek synaíresis act of taking together, equivalent. to syn- syn- + (h)aire- (stem of haireîn to take) + -sis -sis
- Late Latin
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: synaeresis /sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs/ n - a variant spelling of syneresis
syn•er•e•sis (si ner′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. - Phoneticssynaeresis.
- Chemistry[Physical Chem.]the contraction of a gel accompanied by the exudation of liquid.
- variant of synaeresis 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: syneresis, synaeresis /sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs/ n - the process in which a gel contracts on standing and exudes liquid, as in the separation of whey in cheese-making
- the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
Etymology: 16th Century: via Late Latin from Greek sunairesis a shortening, from sunairein to draw together, from syn- + hairein to take |