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synapse

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synapse /ˈsɪˌnæps/ noun
plural synapses
synapse
/ˈsɪˌnæps/
noun
plural synapses
Learner's definition of SYNAPSE
[count] biology
: the place where a signal passes from one nerve cell to another(神经元的)突触

— synaptic

/səˈnæptɪk/ adjective
BNC: 17429 COCA: 21556

synapse

1 of 2

noun

syn·​apse ˈsi-ˌnaps How to pronounce synapse (audio)
sə-ˈnaps
: the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another

synapse

2 of 2

verb

synapsed; synapsing

intransitive verb

1
: to form a synapse
2
: to come together in synapsis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In fact, as introduced above, what happens at the synapse is not electrical at all. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The chemicals assault receptors in an insect’s nerve synapse, causing uncontrollable shaking, paralysis, and death. Oliver Milman, Wired, 12 Mar. 2022 The quick-witted rapper’s wordplay keeps listeners at the edge of their seats, eagerly awaiting the elation of that next unexpected synapse. Nora Lee, Billboard, 16 June 2022 Daydreaming ignites neural synapse activity in deeper regions of the brain and gives the frontal neo-cortex a break. Natalie Nixon, Forbes, 16 May 2022 The researchers imaged the pallium before and after the fish learned, and analyzed the changes in synapse strength and location. Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2022 But artificial intelligence researchers typically have to train artificial neural networks on hundreds or thousands of examples of a pattern or concept before the synapse strengths adjust enough for the network to learn the pattern. Quanta Magazine, 7 July 2021 Most drugs for neurodevelopmental disorders act at the level of the synapse by changing neurotransmitters, Davis explained. Katie Palmer, STAT, 5 Aug. 2021 Once tau pathology is clearly established, however, microglia may drive synapse loss and the death of neurons. Jason Ulrich, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021
Verb
His University of Pavia lab studies synapse formation as well as collagen production and its possible implications in cancer metastasis. Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin synapsis, from Greek, juncture, from synaptein to fasten together, from syn- + haptein to fasten

First Known Use

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of synapse was in 1899
BNC: 17429 COCA: 21556

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