| Engelsk substantiv: apposition | 
| 1. | apposition  a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition. 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | limiting, modification, qualifying | 
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| 2. | apposition (om prosess) (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | 
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 | Overordnet kategori | biological science, biology | 
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| 3. | apposition (om handling) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors. 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | collocation, juxtaposition | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | tessellation | 
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