SYNERGY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects

Synonyms:

synergism; synergy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("synergy" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synergy"):

potentiation ((medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously)

Derivation:

synergetic (working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect)