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SYNAERESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synaeresis mean?
• SYNAERESIS (noun)
The noun SYNAERESIS has 2 senses:
1. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
2. the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
Familiarity information: SYNAERESIS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
synaeresis; syneresis
Hypernyms ("synaeresis" is a kind of...):
linguistic process (a process involved in human language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
synaeresis; syneresis
Hypernyms ("synaeresis" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
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