SYNAERESIS

syneresis, synaeresis

(noun) the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)

syneresis, synaeresis

(noun) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

synaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural synaereses)

(linguistics, prosody) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.

(chemistry) the separating out of the liquid from a gel.

Hypernyms

• (linguistics, prosody): metaplasm

Source: Wiktionary

Syn*ær"e*sis, Syn*er"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Syn-, and Heresy.] (Gram.)

Definition: The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diæresis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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