SYNECDOCHICAL

synecdochic, synecdochical

(adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; “to use ‘hand’ for ‘worker’ or ‘ten sail’ for ‘ten ships’ or ‘steel’ for ‘sword’ is to use a synecdochic figure of speech”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

synecdochical (comparative more synecdochical, superlative most synecdochical)

Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice versa (the court for the judge).

Synonyms

• synecdochic

Source: Wiktionary

Syn`ec*doch"ic*al, a.

Definition: Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche. Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for another. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition