noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَرْكِيب
(tarkīb)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Armenian:
սինթեզ
(sintʻez)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Armenian:
համադրություն
(hamadrutʻyun)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Belarusian:
сі́нтэз
(síntez)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Bulgarian:
си́нтез
(síntez)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Catalan:
síntesi
— formation of something complex or coherent
Chinese Mandarin:
綜合 /综合
(zònghé)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Czech:
syntéza
— formation of something complex or coherent
Finnish:
synteesi
— formation of something complex or coherent
French:
synthèse
— formation of something complex or coherent
Galician:
síntese
— formation of something complex or coherent
German:
Synthese
— formation of something complex or coherent
Greek:
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Hungarian:
szintézis
— formation of something complex or coherent
Ido:
sintezo
— formation of something complex or coherent
Indonesian:
sintesis
— formation of something complex or coherent
Italian:
sintesi
— formation of something complex or coherent
Japanese:
統合
(tōgō)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Japanese:
総合
(sōgō)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Khmer:
សំយោគ
(saŋyook)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Korean:
통합
(tonghap)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Korean:
종합
(jonghap)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Latvian:
sintēze
— formation of something complex or coherent
Macedonian:
синте́за
(sintéza)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Malay:
sintesis
— formation of something complex or coherent
Māori:
pāhekohekotanga
— formation of something complex or coherent
Persian:
ترکیب
(tarkib)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Persian:
سنتز
(santez)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Polish:
synteza
— formation of something complex or coherent
Portuguese:
síntese
— formation of something complex or coherent
Romanian:
sinteză
— formation of something complex or coherent
Russian:
си́нтез
(síntɛz)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Slovak:
syntéza
— formation of something complex or coherent
Spanish:
síntesis
— formation of something complex or coherent
Tagalog:
ganggang
— formation of something complex or coherent
Ukrainian:
си́нтез
(sýntez)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Vietnamese:
tổng hợp
— formation of something complex or coherent
Yiddish:
סינטעז
(sintez)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Yiddish:
סינטעזע
(sinteze)
— formation of something complex or coherent
Arabic:
اِصْطِنَاع
(iṣṭināʕ)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Arabic:
اِصْطِنَاع كِيمِيَائِيّ
(iṣṭināʕ kīmiyāʔiyy)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Bulgarian:
синтез
(sintez)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Catalan:
síntesi
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Chinese Cantonese:
合成
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Chinese Mandarin:
合成
(héchéng)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Finnish:
synteesi
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
French:
synthèse
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
German:
Synthese
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Greek:
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Italian:
sintesi
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Japanese:
合成
(gōsei)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Macedonian:
синте́за
(sintéza)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Persian:
سنتز
(santez)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Portuguese:
síntese
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Russian:
си́нтез
(síntɛz)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Spanish:
síntesis
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Tagalog:
ganggang
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Uzbek:
sintez
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Yiddish:
סינטעז
(sintez)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Yiddish:
סינטעזע
(sinteze)
— chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds
Armenian:
համադրություն
(hamadrutʻyun)
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Bulgarian:
синтез
(sintez)
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Catalan:
síntesi
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Finnish:
synteesi
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Macedonian:
синте́за
(sintéza)
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Portuguese:
síntese
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Romanian:
sinteză
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Russian:
си́нтез
(síntɛz)
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Spanish:
deducción
— logic: deduction from the general to the particular
Armenian:
համադրություն
(hamadrutʻyun)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Bulgarian:
синтез
(sintez)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Chinese Mandarin:
合題 /合题
(hétí)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Finnish:
synteesi
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
French:
synthèse
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Greek:
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Italian:
sintesi
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Japanese:
総合判断
(sōgō-handan)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Macedonian:
синте́за
(sintéza)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Portuguese:
síntese
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Russian:
си́нтез
(síntɛz)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Spanish:
síntesis
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Yiddish:
סינטעז
(sintez)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Yiddish:
סינטעזע
(sinteze)
— philosophy: combination of thesis and antithesis
Bulgarian:
синтез
(sintez)
— military: in intelligence usage
Finnish:
synteesi
— military: in intelligence usage