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Definitions for: Synthetic
[n] a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
[adj] (logic) of a proposition; having a truth value determined by observation or facts, as"all men are arrogant"
[adj] (linguistics) systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
[adj] involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
[adj] not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
[adj] artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
[adj] (chemistry) not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
Webster (1913) Definition: Syn*thet"ic, Synthetical Syn*thet"ic*al, a. [Gr.
?: cf. F. synth['e]tique.]
1. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or
composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as
opposed to analytical.
Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to
the synthetic method; that is, they draw general
conclusions from too small a number of particular
observations and experiments. --Bolingbroke.
2. (Chem.) Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Comprising within itself structural or other
characters which are usually found only in two or more
diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher
groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3.
Synthetic, or Synthetical language, an inflectional
language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; --
opposed to analytic language. --R. Morris.
Synonyms: agglutinative, artificial, celluloid, combining(a), counterfeit, imitative, inflectional, man-made, polysynthetic, semisynthetic, synthetical, unreal
Antonyms: analytic, analytical, uninflected
See Also: a posteriori, chemical compound, compound, inductive, logical, Plasticine
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