nnoun.relationa grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that followsExamples:- 'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition
Derivationally Related Form:appositional
Hypernyms:limiting modification qualifying
Inherited Hypernyms:appositionmodificationgrammatical relationlinguistic relationrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.process(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of materialTopic:biological sciencebiology
Hypernyms:development growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny
Inherited Hypernyms:appositiongrowthorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe act of positioning close together (or side by side)Synset:collocation juxtaposition
Examples:- it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors
Derivationally Related Form:apposecollocatejuxtapose
Hypernyms:emplacement locating location placement position positioning
Inherited Hypernyms:juxtapositionplacementactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:tessellation
Full Hyponyms:tessellation