Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [sin-aps, si-naps]
- /ˈsɪn æps, sɪˈnæps/
- /ˈsaɪ.næps/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [sin-aps, si-naps]
- /ˈsɪn æps, sɪˈnæps/
Definitions of synapse word
- noun synapse a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters. 1
- verb without object synapse Cell Biology, Physiology. to form a synapse or a synapsis. 1
- noun synapse connection between nerve cells 1
- countable noun synapse A synapse is one of the points in the nervous system at which a signal passes from one nerve cell to another. 0
- noun synapse the point at which a nerve impulse is relayed from the terminal portion of an axon to the dendrites of an adjacent neuron 0
- noun synapse the minute space between a nerve cell and another nerve cell, a muscle cell, etc., through which nerve impulses are transmitted from one to the other 0
Information block about the term
Origin of synapse
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; back formation from synapses, plural of synapsis
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Synapse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
synapse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
synapse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with synapse
- what is a synapse?
- what is synapse?
- how to use razer synapse?
- how neurons communicate at the synapse?
- what does synapse mean?
- what happens at the synapse?
- how is acetylcholine removed from the synapse?
- what is the synapse?
- how do neurons communicate at the synapse?
- what kind of chemical is released at a synapse?
- what is razer synapse?
- what happens at a synapse?
- how to uninstall razer synapse?
- how to make a macro with razer synapse?
- how to install razer synapse 2.0?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with sy
- Words starting with syn
- Words starting with syna
- Words starting with synap
- Words starting with synaps
- Words starting with synapse