synaeresis

IPA: sˈɪnɝˈisɪs

(linguistics, prosody) The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
(chemistry) The separating out of the liquid from a gel.

Examples of "synaeresis" in Sentences

At this same locality I also found several horizons of dessication mudcracks, synaeresis mudcracks, and wave-form ripples.
Trinity, the Son and Spirit being referred to one cause [1568], and not compounded or coalesced according to the synaeresis of Sabellius.
Proof of this is to be found in the confession of linguists, that there are no truly phonetic laws of the hiatus, of cacophony, of diaeresis, of synaeresis, but merely laws of taste and convenience; that is to say, _aesthetic_ laws.