mental synthesis
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- noun
- Daydreaming often involves mental synthesis of multiple memories and images into entirely new scenarios.
Examples
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Designers rely on mental synthesis when imagining products that do not yet exist.
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Children use mental synthesis to combine different concepts they have learned into original stories.
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The artist's mental synthesis of various styles created a unique masterpiece.
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Can you describe your mental synthesis of the project?
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Children use mental synthesis to combine different concepts they have learned into original stories.
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Daydreaming often involves mental synthesis of multiple memories and images into entirely new scenarios.
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Designers rely on mental synthesis to create innovative solutions by blending various ideas and concepts.
Synonyms
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Combining different ideas to form one whole
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A way of explaining the meaning of words or texts
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Forming a clear idea of something in your mind
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A coming together of different ideas and experiences into one event
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Combining ideas from different fields to make a single clear whole
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'combining separate ideas in the mind' is directly and transparently derivable from 'mental' (relating to the mind) + 'synthesis' (bringing parts together). This adjective+noun composition is a regular, compositional pattern (with clear cross-linguistic equivalents), so a B1 learner who knows both words should infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Mental synthesis shows a simple image: mental means 'in the mind' and synthesis means 'joining', so it is like fitting idea pieces together like a puzzle in your head. So, it means 'combining ideas or images in your mind' to make one clear idea.