different between synthesize vs synthesizer

English

Alternative forms

• synthesise (UK)

Etymology

synthesis +? -ize. First attested in 1830.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?n??sa?z/

Verb

synthesize (third-person singular simple present synthesizes, present participle synthesizing, simple past and past participle synthesized)

1. (transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
2. (intransitive, of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
4. (intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.

Derived terms

• photosynthesize
• synthesizer

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• synthesiser (especially UK)

Etymology

synthesize +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?n.???sa?.z?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.???sa?.z?/

Noun

synthesizer (plural synthesizers)

1. (music) An electronic instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and has a keyboard.
2. (music) An electronic instrument module that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
3. (electronics) An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
4. (electronics) An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.

Derived terms

• synthesist

Descendants

• ? Hebrew: ??????????? (síntesaizer)

Translations

Further reading

• synthesizer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia