synapse

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synapse

/ˈsɪnæps/
/ˈsaɪnæps/
/sɪˈnæps/

Rhymes with -æps

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.

noun synapses

The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

verb synapses · synapsing · synapsed

intransitive To form a synapse.
intransitive To undergo synapsis.

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noun junction between neurons

Español	sinapsis
日本語	シナプス shinapusu
中文	突觸 /突触 tūchù
Kiswahili	sinapsi
Português	sinapse
Français	synapse
Deutsch	Synapse
Italiano	sinapsi
Ελληνικά	σύναψη sýnapsi
Română	sinapsă
Русский	си́напс sínaps
Tiếng Việt	xináp
العربية	مشبك
עברית	סינפסה sinapsa, מִסְנָף misnaf, מצמד mitsmād

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@misc{synapse_2026,
  title = {synapse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/synapse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}