English noun: syncope | |||
1. | syncope (event) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | ||
Synonyms | deliquium, faint, swoon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | loss of consciousness | ||
2. | syncope (communication) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | ||
Synonyms | syncopation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | articulation | ||
Domain category | phonemics, phonology | ||