English dictionary: words starting with s - page 651

Meanings of Syncopating:

verb

Displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa.

Usage examples:

Soloists maintain the absolute freedom to syncopate the rhythm or break free from the beat entirely

Meanings of Syncopation:

noun

Musical rhythm in which the emphasis is not on beats that are normally emphasized

Meanings of Syncopations:

noun

Musical rhythm in which the emphasis is not on beats that are normally emphasized

Meanings of Syncope:

noun

Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.

Usage examples:

Decreased cerebral perfusion may cause impaired consciousness and syncope.

Meanings of Syncretic:

adjective

Combining different religions, cultures, or ideas

Usage examples:

Syncretic religions

Meanings of Syncretism:

noun

The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.

Usage examples:

Interfaith dialogue can easily slip into syncretism

Meanings of Syncretize:

verb

Attempt to amalgamate or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought).

Usage examples:

The amish communities of today have syncretized many traditional elements of their material culture…

Meanings of Syncretized:

verb

Attempt to amalgamate or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought).

Usage examples:

The amish communities of today have syncretized many traditional elements of their material culture…

Meanings of Syncretizing:

verb

Attempt to amalgamate or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought).

Usage examples:

The amish communities of today have syncretized many traditional elements of their material culture…

Meanings of Syncs:

verb

Synchronize.

Usage examples:

The flash needs to be synced to your camera

noun

Synchronization.

Usage examples:

Images flash on to your screen in sync with the music

Meanings of Syncytia:

noun

A single cell or cytoplasmic mass containing several nuclei, formed by fusion of cells or by division of nuclei.

Usage examples:

The maze experiments used the plasmodium phase of the mould, a multi-nucleate single cell, or syncy…

Meanings of Syncytium:

noun

A single cell or cytoplasmic mass containing several nuclei, formed by fusion of cells or by division of nuclei.

Usage examples:

The maze experiments used the plasmodium phase of the mould, a multi-nucleate single cell, or syncy…

Meanings of Syndactyly:

noun

The condition of having some or all of the fingers or toes wholly or partly united, either naturally (as in web-footed animals) or as a malformation.

Usage examples:

Major malformations were neural tube defects and monogenic traits, syndromes, and sequences, and mi…

Meanings of Syndesmoses:

noun

An immovable joint in which bones are joined by connective tissue (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).

Usage examples:

In the general sporting population, injury to the lateral ligaments accounts for around 90% of all …

Meanings of Syndesmosis:

noun

An immovable joint in which bones are joined by connective tissue (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).

Usage examples:

In the general sporting population, injury to the lateral ligaments accounts for around 90% of all …

Meanings of Syndetic:

adjective

Of or using conjunctions.

Usage examples:

Syndetic coordinations

Meanings of Syndic:

noun

A government official in various countries.

Usage examples:

The council of syndics of the kaliningrad naval assembly is actively cooperating with the military …

Meanings of Syndicalism:

noun

A movement for transferring the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution to workers' unions. influenced by proudhon and by the french social philosopher georges sorel (1847–1922), syndicalism developed in french trade unions during the late 19th century and was at its most vigorous between 1900 and 1914, particularly in france, italy, spain, and the us.

Usage examples:

Others inside the party nurtured hopes of a return to past stalinist glories or some form of milita…

Meanings of Syndicate:

noun

A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

Usage examples:

Large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions

verb

Control or manage by a syndicate.

Usage examples:

We syndicate stores for retailers, which have fixed-price as their model.

Meanings of Syndicated:

verb

Control or manage by a syndicate.

Usage examples:

We syndicate stores for retailers, which have fixed-price as their model.

noun

A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

Usage examples:

Large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions

adjective

(of articles and photographs) sold to different newspapers and magazines for publishing, or (of television or radio programs) sold to different stations

Usage examples:

Her syndicated column appears in over 150 newspapers.

Meanings of Syndicates:

noun

A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

Usage examples:

Large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions

verb

Control or manage by a syndicate.

Usage examples:

We syndicate stores for retailers, which have fixed-price as their model.

Meanings of Syndicating:

verb

Control or manage by a syndicate.

Usage examples:

We syndicate stores for retailers, which have fixed-price as their model.

noun

A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

Usage examples:

Large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions

Meanings of Syndication:

noun

The transfer of something for control or management by a group of individuals or organizations.

Usage examples:

The syndication of loans to investors

Meanings of Syndications:

noun

The transfer of something for control or management by a group of individuals or organizations.

Usage examples:

The syndication of loans to investors

Meanings of Syndics:

noun

A government official in various countries.

Usage examples:

The council of syndics of the kaliningrad naval assembly is actively cooperating with the military …