synizesis

See also: synizésis

English

Alternative forms

• synezesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συνίζησις (sunízēsis, “a sitting together”), from σύν (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ἱζάνω (hizánō, “to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnɪˈziːsɪs/, /sɪnəˈziːsɪs/
• Rhymes: -iːsɪs

Noun

synizesis (countable and uncountable, plural synizeses)

2. (prosody, phonetics, poetry) The fusion of two syllables into one without the formation of a recognized diphthong, especially to fit a certain poetic meter.

   Coordinate terms: elision, crasis, synaeresis, hiatus

4. (cytology) A dense clumping of chromosomes on one side of the nucleus of a cell, sometimes occurring prior to cell division.
6. (ophthalmology, pathology, obsolete) Occlusion of the pupil of the eye, resulting in loss of vision.

Derived terms

• synizetic

Translations

fusion of two syllables without the formation of a diphthong

Finnish: synizesis French: synizèse (fr) f, synizésis (fr) f Greek: συνίζηση (el) f (synízisi) Italian: sinizesi f Occitan: sinizèsi f Portuguese: sinizese (pt) f Russian: синизе́са f (sinizésa) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: синѝцеза f Roman: sinìceza (sh) f

clumping of chromosomes in a cell

French: synizèse (fr) f, synizésis (fr) f

occlusion of the eye pupil

French: synizèse (fr) f, synizésis (fr) f

Further reading

• Synizesis (linguistic) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Synizesis (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia