JUXTAPOSITION

juxtaposition, apposition, collocation

(noun) the act of positioning close together (or side by side); “it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors”

juxtaposition

(noun) a side-by-side position

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

juxtaposition (countable and uncountable, plural juxtapositions)

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.

Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. $$a \times b \!$$ collapses to $$ab\!$$ .

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

(arts) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Hypernyms

• position (structurally)

Verb

juxtaposition (third-person singular simple present juxtapositions, present participle juxtapositioning, simple past and past participle juxtapositioned)

To place in juxtaposition.

Source: Wiktionary

Jux`ta*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.]

Definition: A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words. Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill. Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition