Found 2 items, similar to Syneresis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: syneresis syneresis n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: synaeresis] 2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: synaeresis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Syneresis Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. Same as Syn[ae]resis. [1913 Webster] Synaeresis \Syn*[ae]r"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 di[ae]resis. [1913 Webster]