English to English
synthetic
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adjective (a)
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis(adj.all)Example:
Limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology.
source: wordnet30 - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts(adj.all)Example:
`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition.
source: wordnet30 - Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a compound made artificially by chemical reactions(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially(adj.all)Example:
Synthetic leather.
source: wordnet30 - not genuine or natural(adj.all)Example:
Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic.
source: wordnet30