synaeresis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
    syneresis.
  2. noun the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
    syneresis.

WordNet

Syn*ær"e*sis, Syn*er"e*sis noun (Also<
  • Synaeresis
  • Synæresis
  • Syneresis
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a taking or drawing together, fr. to take together; with + to take, to grasp. See Syn-, and Heresy.
Definitions
  1. (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diæresis.

Webster 1913