synapse

verb

synapsed; synapsing

intransitive verb

1

: to form a synapse

2

: to come together in synapsis

Examples of synapse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So far the project’s dataset has more than 8 terabytes of information so the model can run on about 55 billion parameters (the variables with which an LLM makes a prediction output, like neurons that synapse or connect in a human brain). —Marina E. Franco, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

synapse

noun

syn·​apse

ˈsin-ˌaps, 

sə-ˈnaps

: the point at which a nerve impulse passes from one neuron to another

Medical Definition

synapse

1 of 2 noun

syn·​apse

ˈsin-ˌaps also sə-ˈnaps, chiefly British ˈsī-ˌnaps

1

: the place at which a nerve impulse passes from one neuron to another

2

: synapsis

synapse

2 of 2 intransitive verb

synapsed; synapsing

: to form a synapse or come together in synapsis