sintético

synthetic

adjective seen-TEH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek synthetikos, put together.

Also means

artificial

Usage Note

Sintético describes materials manufactured to imitate natural ones (fibra sintética, synthetic fibre; césped sintético, artificial turf) and also summarising speech or writing (un resumen sintético, a concise summary). In Latin America sintético is widely used on clothing labels; the feminine is sintética. Do not confuse with sintáctico (syntactic).

Examples

"La chaqueta está hecha de material sintético."

Natural Translation

The jacket is made of synthetic material.

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