"synaptic" meaning in English

See synaptic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -æptɪk Etymology: From New Latin synapticus, from Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|synapticus}} New Latin synapticus, {{der|en|grc|συναπτικός|t=capable of adjusting}} Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} synaptic (not comparable)
  1. (physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physiology Translations (junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell): sinàptic (Catalan), synaptický (Czech), synaptinen (Finnish), synaptique (French), synaptische (German), συναπτικός (synaptikós) [masculine] (Greek), sinaptico (Italian), sináptico (Portuguese), синаптический (sinaptičeskij) (Russian), sináptico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-synaptic-en-adj-EbWNVkWW Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell': 96 4
  2. (cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cytology Translations (association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis): synaptinen (Finnish), συναπτικός (synaptikós) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-synaptic-en-adj-SX~ky6VL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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