different between juxtapose vs adjoin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxt? (“near, next to”) + p?n? (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???kst?p??z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???kst?po?z/
• Rhymes: -??z

Verb

juxtapose (third-person singular simple present juxtaposes, present participle juxtaposing, simple past and past participle juxtaposed)

1. (transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
   • 2006, Scarnati, Chris, "We should follow New Jersey's lead on this one", YourCranberry:

     "In juxtaposing the youth athletes of our grandparents' generation with those of the modern era, we're essentially comparing Volkswagen Beetles to Hummers."

Related terms

• juxtaposition

Translations

French

Verb

juxtapose

1. first-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
5. second-person singular imperative of juxtaposer

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiung?.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?-join'
• IPA^(key): /??d???n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Verb

adjoin (third-person singular simple present adjoins, present participle adjoining, simple past and past participle adjoined)

1. (transitive) To be in contact or connection with.

   The living room and dining room adjoin each other.

   • We were in the living area, which adjoins the kitchen.

2. (transitive, mathematics, chiefly algebra and number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).

   ${\displaystyle {\textbf {Q}}\left({\sqrt {2}}\right)}$ can be obtained from ${\displaystyle {\textbf {Q}}}$ by adjoining ${\displaystyle {\sqrt {2}}}$ to ${\displaystyle {\textbf {Q}}}$.

Derived terms

• adjoining

Related terms

• adjunction

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