Definition of apposition Apposition

ap•po•si•tion

We found 15 definitions of apposition from 6 different sources.

What does apposition mean?

Noun Plural: appositions
apposition - (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
		ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
apposition - a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
		limiting, qualifying, modification slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"
apposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
		juxtaposition, collocation
		positioning, emplacement, locating, placement, location, position military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

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apposition (Noun)
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.
apposition (Noun)
The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
apposition (Noun)
The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other.
apposition (Noun)
A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
apposition (Noun)
In biology, the growth of successive layers of a cell wall.
apposition (Noun)
Appositio.

apposition (n.)
The act of adding; application; accretion.
apposition (n.)
The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed.
apposition (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
A grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows.

apposition
ap-poz-ish′un, n. the act of adding: state of being placed together or against: juxtaposition: (gram.) the annexing of one noun to another, in the same case or relation, in order to explain or limit the first: also used of a public disputation by scholars, and still the word in use for the 'Speech Day' at St Paul's School, London.—adjs. Apposi′tional; Appos′itive, placed in apposition. [See Apposite.]