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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong;
[syn: syneresis, synaeresis]

2. the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making);
[syn: syneresis, synaeresis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Synaeresis \Syn*aer"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a taking or drawing together, fr. ? to take together; sy`n with + ? to take, to grasp. See Syn-, and Heresy.] (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. Same as Synaeresis. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

syneresis n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis, synaeresis] 2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: syneresis, synaeresis]