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synapsis

/sɪˈnæpsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
synap-sis
IPA
/sɪˈnæpsɪs/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of synapse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (sŭ́năpsĭs, “contact”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

synapses (plural)

Derived Forms

asynapsis autosynapsis desynapsis heterosynapsis homosynapsis parasynapsis presynapsis rhombencephalosynapsis

Synonyms

syndesis

Questions

How do you pronounce synapsis?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈnæpsɪs/.
What does synapsis mean?
The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
Where does synapsis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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