English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Synthesis Pronunciation
Synthesis is pronounced SIN-thuh-suhs, IPA /ˈsɪnθəsəs/.
SIN-thuh-suhs
US /ˈsɪnθəsəs/ · UK /ˈsɪnθəˌsɪs/
Syllables: SIN · thuh · suhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The combining of separate parts or ideas into a single whole.
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Synthesis in a Sentence
- The report is a synthesis of six separate studies.
- Protein synthesis slows with age.
- What she offers is a synthesis rather than a summary.
Common Mispronunciations of Synthesis
Not sin-THEE-sis
SIN opens loud and the two beats behind it are both weak. Synthetic is the relative that pulls the push onto the middle and lengthens it.
Not SIN-tuh-suhs
Rest the tongue on the top teeth and blow for the th. A plain t gives a word about tenses rather than about combining.
Tip: The plural is syntheses, said SIN-thuh-seez, which is the same change thesis and crisis make.
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