circumposition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɜɹkəmpəˈzɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌsɜːkəmpəˈzɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From circum- + position. From Latin circumpositio, from circumpōno (“to put round”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
Ho and Boothroyd (1979) studied the intraposition of a peg into a hole and the circumposition of a part with a hole onto a peg.
2007, T. Lim et al., “Factors affecting user performance in haptic assembly”, in Virtual Reality, volume 11, number 4:
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(countable, uncountable) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
Ardestani has some postpositions: da "in," rd "for," and circumpositions: az.... da "from," pes... da "before," etc.
1982, Ehsan Yar-Shater, Encyclopaedia Iranica, volume 2, page 388:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of circumposing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumpositions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
intraposition · superposition · infraposition · postposition · adposition · circumpose · preposition · ambiposition · interposition