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Synapse
- noun - neural junction
- the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
Synapta
- - A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates. See Illustration in Appendix.
Synaxis
- - A congregation; also, formerly, the Lord's Supper.
Syncarp
- noun - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
Synchro
- noun - a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized
Syncing
- verb - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
Syncope
- noun - (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Syndics
- noun - one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions
Synergy
- noun - the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
Synesis
- - A construction in which adherence to some element in the sense causes a departure from strict syntax, as in them.