sinéresis

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈneɾesis/ [siˈne.ɾe.sis]
  • Rhymes: -eɾesis
  • Syllabification: si‧né‧re‧sis

Noun

sinéresis f (plural sinéresis)

  1. (prosody, phonetics) synaeresis (contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel)
  2. (chemistry) synaeresis (separating out of the liquid from a gel)

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