syncopic
/sɪŋˈkɑpɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving fainting (syncope).
- Syncopic events can be triggered by dehydration or stress.
- The patient's syncopic episode lasted only a few seconds.
- The doctor noted a history of syncopic spells in the medical report.
- Relating to the loss of sounds or letters from the middle of a word.
- Linguists analyze syncopic patterns in different dialects.
- Syncopic changes often make words shorter and easier to say.
- The syncopic form 'fam'ly' is common in rapid speech.