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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