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say it: SI-aps
synapse is a noun meaning "the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle". It is pronounced /ˈsɪæps/ — SI-aps. It carries one recorded sense.
the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
“nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters”
Forms marked are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for synapse come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.