in+juxtaposition

  • 1juxtaposition — [ ʒykstapozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1664; de juxta et position ♦ Action de juxtaposer; résultat de cette action. ⇒ assemblage. « ses tons qui, pris à part, seraient gris ou neutres, acquièrent par la juxtaposition une puissance et un éclat surprenants »… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2Juxtaposition — may refer to:* Random juxtaposition, two random objects moving in parallel, a technique intended to stimulate creativity * Juxtaposition Arts, a youth oriented visual art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States * Juxtaposition Magazine, a …

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  • 3Juxtaposition — Jux ta*po*si tion (j[u^]ks t[.a]*p[ o]*z[i^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See {Just}, v. i., and {Position}.] A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Juxtaposition Arts — is a youth oriented non profit visual art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota known for community collaborations, studio classes and workshops, public mural programs and art exhibitions. External links* [http://juxtaposition.org/ Juxtaposition Arts] …

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  • 5juxtaposition — (n.) 1660s, from Fr. juxtaposition (1660s), from L. iuxta beside, near + Fr. position (see POSITION (Cf. position) (n.)). Latin iuxta is a contraction of *iugista (adv.), superlative of adjective *iugos closely connected, from stem of iugum yoke …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6juxtaposition twins — plural noun (mineralogy) Crystals joined together face to face without interpenetration • • • Main Entry: ↑juxtaposition …

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  • 7Juxtaposition — (v. lat., d.i. Nebeneinanderstellung), 1) Nebeneinanderstellung von Zahlen; 2) Anreihung; 3) das Wachsen anorganischer Körper durch Ansetzen neuer Schichten von Außen, im Gegensatz zu dem Wachsen organischer Körper von Innen heraus …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 8Juxtaposition — (lat.), die »Nebeneinanderstellung«, z. B. von Ziffern, die dadurch verschiedenen Wert erhalten; das Wachsen anorganischer Körper durch Ansetzen neuer Schichten von außen …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 9Juxtaposition — Juxtaposition, latein. deutsch, in der Naturgeschichte das Wachsthum unorganischer Körper, indem sich Schichten übereinander ansetzen; also J. der Mineralien …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 10juxtaposition — I noun adjacency, apposition, collation, collocation, connection, contact, contiguity, contiguousness, propinquity II index collation, connection (abutment), contact (touching) …

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