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apposition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | collocation, juxtaposition |
| Type of | position, locating, placement, emplacement, positioning, location |
| Has types | tessellation |
| Derivation | appose |
apposition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | qualifying, limiting, modification |
| Derivation | appositional |
`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition.
apposition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | maturation, development, growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny |
Examples of apposition
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The arytenoid cartilages are held in firm apposition in this voice register also.
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Rather, the inner cell mass rotates inside the trophoblast to align to the apposition.
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Alternatively, the legal name can appear in apposition to the pseudonym.
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When this device is used, the two elements are said to be in apposition.
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In other words, the sentence after the colon is in apposition to the one before the colon.
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When we meet the gaze of another, two nervous systems achieve a palpable and intimate apposition.
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Its rhythm trips along so neatly that at first you don't notice the strangeness of the false apposition.
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Apposition eyes are the most common form of eye, and are presumably the ancestral form of compound eye.
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Some annelids and bivalves also have apposition eyes.
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- A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
- (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
- Juxtaposition: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
- (appose) place side by side or in close proximity
- Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other. When this device is used, the two elements are said to be in apposition. ...
- A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, either having the same syntactic function in the sentence; The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases; The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being ...
- (appose) To place next or to, or near to; to juxtapose
- A motion involving a grasping of the thumb and fingers.
- Latin appositus = placed at, hence, in contact, in juxtaposition.
