synizesis, synezesis
(noun) the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
synizesis (countable and uncountable, plural synizeses)
(poetry) A poetic figure of speech in which two consecutive vowel sounds in the same word are pronounced as a single phoneme so that certain words adhere to a particular poetic meter.
(prosody) The pronunciation of two separate vowels as a single one.
(medicine) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
(biology) Dense clumping of chromosomes on one side of the nucleus, sometimes occurring prior to cell division.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn`i*ze"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
