Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syntexis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syn-tex-is
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.

Uncountable

noun

emaciation or wasting away

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[...] is immaterial whether this magma is derived from a distinct earth shell, or is produced by syntexis between the sima and the sialic rocks."
"The patient feels no longer the irritating surface heat which so fatigues him; the syntexis or colliquation is less; he sleeps better, and this antithermic medication does well with forced feeding, [...]"

Etymology

From New Latin syntēxis, from Ancient Greek σύντηξις (súntēxis, “a melting”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: syntēxis, σύντηξις

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

syntaxis

Questions

What does syntexis mean?: A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.
Where does syntexis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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