syncope

English Thesaurus

1. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	articulation,
definition	:	the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech (noun.communication)

domain category	:	phonemics, phonology,
definition	:	the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes (noun.cognition)

2. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain (noun.event)

hypernym	:	loss of consciousness,
definition	:	the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond (noun.event)

3. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') (noun.communication)

derivation	:	syncopate,
definition	:	omit a sound or letter in a word (verb.change)

4. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain (noun.event)

derivation	:	conk, faint, pass out, swoon,
definition	:	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain (verb.body)

derivation	:	faint, light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning,
definition	:	weak and likely to lose consciousness (adj.all)

5. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') (noun.communication)

derivation	:	syncopate,
definition	:	omit a sound or letter in a word (verb.change)

6. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain (noun.event)

derivation	:	conk, faint, pass out, swoon,
definition	:	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain (verb.body)

derivation	:	faint, light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning,
definition	:	weak and likely to lose consciousness (adj.all)