I. ˈsi-ˌnaps, sə-ˈnaps noun
Etymology: New Latin synapsis, from Greek, juncture, from synaptein to fasten together, from syn- + haptein to fasten
Date: 1899
: the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another
II. intransitive verb
( syn·apsed ; syn·aps·ing )
Date: 1910
1. : to form a synapse
2. : to come together in synapsis