synectic (sinektik)

[ A function of a complex variable which is continuous, one-valued, and has a derived function when the variable moves in a certain region of the plane is called by Cauchy synectic in this region. Encyc. Brit ., XXIV. 72. Synectic cause. See cause , 1. - Synectic function, a continuous, finite, and uniform function. synecticity (sin-ek-tis'i-ti), n. [ -ity .] The character of being synectic. synedral (si-ne'dral), a . [ synedr - ous + -al .] In bot . , growing on the angle of a stem, as leaves or other parts.