Definizione e significato di "apposition"in inglese

Apposition

SOSTANTIVO

the action of placing two or more things close together or side by side

Esempi

The sculpture 's beauty comes from the apposition of contrasting shapes.

Apposition of colors can enhance the overall harmony of the composition.

(in biology) the process by which a cell wall thickens through the sequential deposition of layers of material

Esempi

Secondary cell wall formation occurs by apposition in plant xylem.

The biologist observed apposition of cellulose layers under the microscope.

opposizione

(grammar) the use of two adjacent noun phrases having the same referent that have the same syntactical role in a sentence

Esempi

In linguistics, apposition refers to a grammatical construction where two elements, usually noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other.

In linguistica, l'apposizione si riferisce a una costruzione grammaticale in cui due elementi, solitamente frasi nominali, sono posti uno accanto all'altro, con un elemento che serve a definire o modificare l'altro.

The phrase " Alice, the team leader, addressed the meeting " uses apposition to provide more information about Alice.

La frase "Alice, il leader della squadra, ha parlato alla riunione" usa l'apposizione per fornire maggiori informazioni su Alice.

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