apposition

Letters that make apposition

s, a, o, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'apposition'

Words within apposition

os, OS, IT, posit, ti, si, PO, sit, SI, position, on, Io, ion, Po, Os, Si, Ti are words within 'apposition'


3 possible definitions for 'apposition'

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

Under this definition, apposition is a noun and has the following properties:

apposition as a type

'apposition' can be a type of growing, ontogeny, ontogenesis, development, growth, maturation.

apposition as a category

'apposition' can be a category of biology, biological science.


Apposition as "a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows"

Under this definition, apposition is a noun and has the following properties:

apposition as a type

'apposition' can be a type of limiting, qualifying, modification.

Derivatives of apposition

appositional, appositive are derivatives of 'apposition'.

Example of apposition used within this context

"`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"


Apposition as "the act of positioning close together (or side by side)"

Under this definition, apposition is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

juxtaposition, collocation have the same meaning as 'apposition'

apposition as a type

'apposition' can be a type of position, positioning, location, emplacement, locating, placement.

Types of apposition

tessellation is a type of apposition.

Derivatives of apposition

chunk, collocate, appose, juxtapose, lump are derivatives of 'apposition'.



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