juxtaposition

  • 11juxtaposition — (juk sta pô zi sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. Terme didactique. Action de juxtaposer des objets. •   Cette communication [des organes entre eux] vient elle à cesser, l unité formelle à s évanouir, et les parties contiguës à n appartenir… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 12juxtaposition — 1. noun /ˌdʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ a) The nearness of objects with no delimiter. There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above. b) An absence of linking elements in a group of words …

    Wiktionary

  • 13Juxtaposition — The prefix juxta comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaposition is thus the act of placing two or more things side by side or the state of being so placed. To lose a pair of juxtaposed teeth is to lose teeth that are… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 14juxtaposition — n. in juxtaposition with * * * [ˌdʒʌkstəpə zɪʃ(ə)n] in juxtaposition with …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15juxtaposition — [[t]ʤʌ̱kstəpəzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] juxtapositions N VAR: usu N of n The juxtaposition of two contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placed together or described together, so that the differences between them are emphasized.… …

    English dictionary

  • 16juxtaposition — UK [ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms juxtaposition : singular juxtaposition plural juxtapositions formal the process of juxtaposing things …

    English dictionary

  • 17juxtaposition — /jakstapazishan/ A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity; or side by side; as a juxtaposition of words. Brown v. State, 126 Tex.Cr.R. 449, 72 S.W.2d 269, 270. In patent law, juxtaposition is the English equivalent of aggregation.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18juxtaposition — /jakstapazishan/ A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity; or side by side; as a juxtaposition of words. Brown v. State, 126 Tex.Cr.R. 449, 72 S.W.2d 269, 270. In patent law, juxtaposition is the English equivalent of aggregation.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19JUXTAPOSITION — s. f. T. de Physique. Action des molécules qui se juxtaposent. Les cristaux qui se forment avec lenteur dans une dissolution tranquille, augmentent graduellement de volume par juxtaposition …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 20JUXTAPOSITION — n. f. Action de juxtaposer ou Résultat de cette action. La juxtaposition de ces deux textes …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)