synaeresis

• Nom féminin désignant soit la fusion de deux voyelles en une diphtongue, soit la séparation d'un liquide d'un gel due à une contraction, par exemple lors de la fabrication du fromage.

A noun referring to either the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong, or the separation of liquid from a gel caused by contraction, such as in cheese making.

1. Linguistic contractionC2formal

   The contraction of two adjacent vowels within a word into a single sound, often a diphthong.

   Synérèse (linguistique)

   • In some dialects, synaeresis occurs when 'cooperate' is pronounced as 'coop-rate'.
   • The word 'naive' can undergo synaeresis in rapid speech.
   • Linguists study synaeresis as a common phonological process.

   Synonymessyneresissynizesis

   Antonymesdiaeresishiatus

2. Gel contractionC2formalscientific

   The separation of liquid from a gel due to contraction, often observed in processes like cheese making.

   Synérèse (contraction d'un gel)

   • Synaeresis in cheese curds results in the release of whey.
   • The gel exhibited synaeresis after being left to stand overnight.
   • Controlling synaeresis is important in food manufacturing.