synizesis

[sin-uh-zee-sis]

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noun

Phonetics.

the combination into one syllable of two vowels (or of a vowel and a diphthong) that do not form a diphthong.

synizesis

/ ˌ��ɪ��ɪˈ��ː��ɪ�� /

noun

phonetics the contraction of two vowels originally belonging to separate syllables into a single syllable, without diphthongization Compare syneresis
cytology the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of synizesis¹

1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek ��í��ŧ��, equivalent to syn- syn- + ( h ) iz- (stem of ��í��𾱲� to sit ¹ ) + -ŧ�� -esis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of synizesis¹

C19: via Late Latin from Greek ��ܲԾ��ŧ�� a collapse, from sunizanein to sink down, from _syn- + hizein to sit

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Example Sentences

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The synizesis and synapsis stages are especially clear.

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There is no synizesis and no polarized or bouquet stage, but the nuclei of all of the spermatocytes contain a continuous spireme throughout the growth stage.

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The larvæ only were collected, as they gave all the desired stages for a study of the spermatogenesis, and also oögonia and synizesis and synapsis stages of the oöcytes.

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syngraft synkaryon

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