Found 3 items, similar to Apposition.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: apposition aposisi, susulan, tambahan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apposition apposition n 1: a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition" 2: (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material 3: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); “it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors” [syn: juxtaposition, collocation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apposition Apposition \Ap`po*si"tion\, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See Apposite.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. [1913 Webster] It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]