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* [[Synthetic fiber]], a fiber not made from natural (animal, plant) materials
* [[Synthetic fiber]], a fiber not made from natural (animal, plant) materials
* [[Synthetic intelligence]], a view that the intelligence of computing machines is not an imitation or in any way artificial. See also [[artificial intelligence]].
* [[Synthetic intelligence]], a view that the intelligence of computing machines is not an imitation or in any way artificial. See also [[artificial intelligence]].
* [[constructed language|Synthetic language]] (# 2). See also: [[Esperato]], etc.
* [[Synthesizer]], a machine to create artificial sounds
* [[Synthesizer|Synthetic music]]-1
* [[Synthesizer]], a machine to create artificial sound & music
* [[Synthetic music]]-2
* [[Synthesizer|Synthetic music]] (# 1)
* [[Synthetic music]] (# 2)
* [[artificial person|Synthetic person]]
* [[artificial person|Synthetic person]]



Revision as of 17:16, 20 August 2010

Synthetic is usually used in the sense of synthesis, the combination of two or more parts, whether by design or by natural processes. Furthermore, it may imply being prepared or made artificially, in contrast to naturally.[1] See: artificial.

In the sense of combination

In the sense of artificial

In the sense of both

  • Synthetic chemical or synthetic compress, produced by the process of chemical synthesis
  • Synthetic organic compounds are tens of thousands of synthetic chemical compounds, all containing carbon, that are extremely useful, including medicines, rubbers, plastics, refrigerants
  • Synthetic fuel
  • Synthetic organic compounds can be another class of manmade contaminants that may be present in in the water, in the air, or in solid substances.

See also: synthetic rubber; plastics; pharmaceuticals

References

  1. ^ TheFreeDictionary > synthetic Retrieved on Feb 13, 2010