Definição e significado de "apposition"em inglês

Apposition

SUBSTANTIVO

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

Exemplos

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

Exemplos

Secondary cell wall formation occurs by apposition in plant xylem.

The biologist observed apposition of cellulose layers under the microscope.

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

Exemplos

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.

Na linguística, a aposição refere-se a uma construção gramatical em que dois elementos, geralmente frases nominais, são colocados lado a lado, com um elemento servindo para definir ou modificar o outro.

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

A frase "Alice, a líder da equipe, dirigiu-se à reunião" usa a aposição para fornecer mais informações sobre Alice.

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