"circumposition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circumpositions [plural]
Etymology: From circum- + position. From Latin circumpositio, from circumpōno (“I put round”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|circum|position}} circum- + position, {{uder|en|la|circumpositio}} Latin circumpositio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} circumposition (countable and uncountable, plural circumpositions)
  1. (chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-circumposition-en-noun-QGUzHPWx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with circum-, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 29 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 29 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 26 31 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical
  2. (linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-circumposition-en-noun-CcAZXH8f Categories (other): English terms prefixed with circum- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 33 35 32 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. The act of circumposing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-circumposition-en-noun-oNJkhqlV Categories (other): English terms prefixed with circum- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circumpositional Related terms: adposition, ambiposition, circumpose, infraposition, interposition, intraposition, postposition, preposition, superposition

Inflected forms

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