| symphonic |
of or pertaining to a musical symphony, or to a symphony orchestra. [2 definitions] |
| symphonic poem |
a composition for a symphony orchestra, usu. in one movement, that is evocative of a story, idea, scene in nature, or other nonmusical theme. |
| symphony |
a musical composition for orchestra, usu. having three or four movements and similar in form to a sonata. [4 definitions] |
| symphony orchestra |
a large group of instrumentalists, including string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections, that performs symphonic compositions. |
| symphysis |
the fusing or growing together of bones such that an abnormal union is formed. [2 definitions] |
| symposiast |
one who takes part in a symposium. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usu. involving several speakers. [3 definitions] |
| symptom |
an indication or sign of something. [2 definitions] |
| symptomatic |
showing the symptoms of a disease. [2 definitions] |
| symptomatology |
the field of medical science having to do with symptoms of disease. [2 definitions] |
| symptomless |
combined form of symptom. |
| syn. |
abbreviation of "synonym," a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word of the same language. [2 definitions] |
| syn- |
together; same. |
| synaesthesia |
variant of synesthesia. |
| synagogue |
a place used for worship and religious instruction by a Jewish congregation. [2 definitions] |
| synapse |
the point where nerve impulses are transmitted between the axon of one neuron and a dendrite or the cell body of another neuron. |
| synapsis |
in the early stage of meiosis, the side-by-side pairing of comparable male and female chromosomes. [2 definitions] |
| sync |
(informal) shortened form of "synchronization." [2 definitions] |
| synchrocyclotron |
a cyclotron in which frequency of voltage is regulated to accommodate the increases in mass of the particles as they reach high speeds. |
| synchromesh |
designating a gear-shifting mechanism that synchronizes the speeds of the two gears to be meshed, so that the transition is smooth. |
| synchronic |
of or pertaining to language features, social values, or the like at a given time without reference to past causes or examples. (Cf. diachronic.) [2 definitions] |