apposition

[Ap`po*si·tion]

When you put two things right next to each other, you can call that apposition. The apposition of your dog and your cat makes an adorable photograph.

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The act of adding; application; accretion.

Noun
the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

Noun
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material

Noun
a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer'' is an example of apposition"


n.
The act of adding; application; accretion.

n.
The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed.

n.
The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first.


Apposition

Ap`po*si"tion , n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See Apposite.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion.
It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter.
2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. 3. (Gram.) The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first. Growth by apposition (Physiol.), a mode of growth characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganized substance.

The act of adding; application; accretion.

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