<B>synchroscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Electricity.) an electromagnetic device for indicating the synchronism between two alternating-current machines, or two or more engines, as in aircraft. </DL>
<A NAME="synchrotron">
<B>synchrotron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a particle accelerator that accelerates atomic particles to extremely high speed by increasing the magnetic field and changing the frequency of the electric field. <BR> <I>Ex. Synchrotrons accelerate particles by spinning them around a circular path (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="synchrotronradiation">
<B>synchrotron radiation,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a form of electromagnetic radiation produced by the spiraling motion of high-speed electrons around a magnetic field, as in a synchrotron or in some galactic nebulae. </DL>
<A NAME="synchrounit">
<B>synchro unit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Electricity.) an alternating-current motor for maintaining the rotational angle possessed by the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor. </DL>
<A NAME="synclastic">
<B>synclastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics, Physics.) of or having to do with a surface, as that of a ball or egg, which is curved similarly (either convexly or concavely) in all directions. </DL>
<A NAME="synclinal">
<B>synclinal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1a. </B>sloping downward from opposite directions to form a trough or inverted arch. <DD><B> b. </B>of or having to do with a syncline. <DD><B> 2. </B>inclined or sloping toward each other, or characterized by such inclination. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=syncline.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="synclinalaxis">
<B>synclinal axis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) the axis toward which the slopes of a syncline converge. </DL>
<A NAME="synclinalline">
<B>synclinal line,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) the line from which a syncline slopes. </DL>
<A NAME="syncline">
<B>syncline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) a fold or folds of rock strata sloping downward from opposite directions so as to form a trough or inverted arch. </DL>
<A NAME="synclinorium">
<B>synclinorium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-noria,</B> <B>-noriums.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) a compound syncline, consisting of a series of subordinate synclines and anticlines, the whole formation having the general contour of an inverted arch. </DL>
<A NAME="syncom">
<B>Syncom, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a series of United States synchronous communications satellites designed to relay radio and telephone conversations. </DL>
<A NAME="syncopal">
<B>syncopal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) having to do with or marked by syncope. </DL>
<A NAME="syncopate">
<B>syncopate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-pated,</B> <B>-pating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Music.) <DD><B> a. </B>to begin (a tone) on an unaccented beat and hold it into an accented one. <DD><B> b. </B>to shift (accents) to regularly unaccented beats. <DD><B> c. </B>to introduce syncopation into (a passage). <DD><B> 2. </B>(Grammar.) to shorten (a word) by omitting sounds or letters from the middle. <BR> <I>Ex. Gloucester is usually syncopated to Gloster.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to cut short. <BR> <I>Ex. to syncopate a long report.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="syncopated">
<B>syncopated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Music.) characterized by syncopation. <BR> <I>Ex. a syncopated style, syncopated rhythm.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Grammar.) contracted by omission of one or more syllables or sounds in the middle. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) cut short; abbreviated. </DL>
<A NAME="syncopation">
<B>syncopation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the act of syncopating or quality of being syncopated; a shifting or anticipating of the accent to a normally unaccented beat, produced for example by beginning a note on a normally unaccented beat and holding it into a normally accented beat, by beginning a note between any two beats and holding it into the following beat, or by using accents (sforzandos) on normally unaccented beats. <DD><B> b. </B>music marked by syncopation, such as jazz or ragtime. <DD><B> c. </B>a rhythm, dance step, or passage based upon syncopation. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Grammar.) syncope. <BR> <I>Ex. The syncopation of words ending in "ary" and "ory" ... is an Anglicism which never fails to delight the American ear (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="syncopator">
<B>syncopator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a jazz band; person devoted to jazz. </DL>
<A NAME="syncope">
<B>syncope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Grammar.) contraction of a word by omitting sounds or letters from the middle, as in <I>ne'er</I> for <I>never:</I> <BR> <I>Ex. Syncope is common in proper names: Bennett (Benedict), Dennis (Dionysus), Jerome (Hieronymus) (Scientific American).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Medicine.) a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a lessening of the flow of blood to the brain; faint. </DL>
<B>syncretic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with syncretism; characterized by syncretism. <BR> <I>Ex. Toynbee's prophetic vision is essentially syncretic--a kind of spiritual Noah's ark carrying a specimen of every "higher religion" (Time).</I> adv. <B>syncretically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="syncretism">
<B>syncretism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>attempted union or reconciliation of diverse or opposite tenets or practices, especially in philosophy or religion. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Grammar.) the merging or union of originally different inflectional categories, usually the result of phonetic change. <DD><B> 3. </B>a process in the growth of religions in which the religious doctrines, rituals, deities, and the like, of one creed or belief are adopted, adapted, or identified with its own by another, which thus gains adherents from the first. <DD><B> 4. </B>the doctrines of the Lutheran, George Calixtus (1586-1656), and his followers, who aimed at harmonizing the Protestant sects and ultimately effecting the union of all Christian denominations. </DL>
<A NAME="syncretist">
<B>syncretist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who practices or favors syncretism. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=syncretistic.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="syncretistic">
<B>syncretistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or characterized by syncretism. <BR> <I>Ex. syncretistic sects which combine elements of several religions, including Confucianism and Taoism (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<B>syncretize, </B>verb, <B>-tized,</B> <B>-tizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to practice syncretism; attempt to combine different or opposing tenets or systems. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to treat in the way of syncretism; combine, as different systems. </DL>
<A NAME="syncrisis">
<B>syncrisis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) a figure by which opposite things are compared. </DL>
<A NAME="syncrude">
<B>syncrude, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> synthetic crude oil produced especially from low-grade (high-sulfur) coal. <BR> <I>Ex. Looking at the alternative power sources for private transport, the survey reckons that the most likely ones are a synthetic liquid fuel (such as methanol or syncrude) derived from coal (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="syncytial">
<B>syncytial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a syncytium. </DL>
<A NAME="syncytium">
<B>syncytium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cytia,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a single cell containing several nuclei, formed either by fusion of a number of cells without fusion of the nuclei, or by division of the nucleus without division of the cell substance. <DD><B> 2. </B>a structure composed of such cells, as one forming the outermost fetal layer of the placenta. </DL>
<A NAME="syndactyl">
<B>syndactyl</B> or <B>syndactyle, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having some or all of the digits wholly or partly fused, as the hind feet of the kangaroo or the feet of certain birds. <DD><I>noun </I> a syndactyl animal. </DL>
<A NAME="syndactylism">
<B>syndactylism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being syndactyl. <BR> <I>Ex. inherited syndactylism.</I> </DL>
<B>syndactyly, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of having fused or webbed digits. </DL>
<A NAME="syndesis">
<B>syndesis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sis.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) a synapsis. </DL>
<A NAME="syndesmosis">
<B>syndesmosis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an articulation in which the bones are connected by ligaments, membranes, or other structures, other than those which enter into the composition of the joint. </DL>
<A NAME="syndesmotic">
<B>syndesmotic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> bound together by a fascia, as two bones; of or having to do with syndesmosis. </DL>
<A NAME="syndet">
<B>syndet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a synthetic detergent. </DL>
<A NAME="syndetic">
<B>syndetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative. adv. <B>syndetically.</B> </DL>
<B>syndic, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who manages the business affairs of a university or other corporation, especially of any one of various British or European universities designated by charter as corporate bodies. <DD><B> 2. </B>a government official, such as the chief official of certain cities or other communities, especially in Europe; magistrate. </DL>
