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syntropy

syntropy noun: a tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy.

Noun

syntropy (uncountable)

  1. A tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy
  2. The coalescence of two diseases into one.
  3. A wholesome association with others.
  4. A formation of a series of similar parts having the same orientation (e.g., ribs, scales).

Origin of syntropy

By surface analysis, syn- + -tropy. First attested in 1871, in the anatomical sense.

Words formed from syntropy

Questions about syntropy

What does syntropy mean?
Syntropy means a tendency towards complexity, structure, order, organization of ever more advantageous and orderly patterns. Originally coined as a synonym for negentropy.
What part of speech is syntropy?
Syntropy is a noun.

Words near syntropy in the dictionary

  1. syntrophism
  2. syntrophs
  3. syntrophy
  4. syntropic
  5. syntropical
  6. syntropy
  7. Syntyche
  8. syntype
  9. syntypes
  10. syntypic
  11. synuclein

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