Apposition
01
the action of placing two or more things close together or side by side
Exempel
The sculpture 's beauty comes from the apposition of contrasting shapes.
Apposition of colors can enhance the overall harmony of the composition.
02
(in biology) the process by which a cell wall thickens through the sequential deposition of layers of material
Exempel
Secondary cell wall formation occurs by apposition in plant xylem.
The biologist observed apposition of cellulose layers under the microscope.
03
apposition, sidoordning
(grammar) the use of two adjacent noun phrases having the same referent that have the same syntactical role in a sentence
Exempel
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.
Inom lingvistik avser apposition en grammatisk konstruktion där två element, vanligtvis nominalfraser, placeras sida vid sida, där ett element fungerar för att definiera eller modifiera det andra.
The phrase " Alice, the team leader, addressed the meeting " uses apposition to provide more information about Alice.
Frasen "Alice, teamledaren, tilltalade mötet" använder apposition för att ge mer information om Alice.
Lexikalt Träd
appositional
apposition
appose
