synapse
See also: Synapse
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnæps/, /ˈsaɪnæps/, /sɪˈnæps/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -æps
Noun edit
synapse (plural synapses)
- The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
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junction between neurons
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Verb edit
synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)
- (intransitive) To form a synapse.
- (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.
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forming a synapse
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Czech edit
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Noun edit
synapse f
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Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
[syˈnɑbsə]
Noun edit
synapse c (singular definite synapsen, plural indefinite synapser)
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Declension of synapse
common gender |
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | synapse | synapsen | synapser | synapserne |
genitive | synapses | synapsens | synapsers | synapsernes |
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
synapse f (plural synapses)
Further reading edit
- “synapse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.