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juxtaposition

jux·ta·po·sition

UK/ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/ US/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ uncommon

noun

1.

locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions

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2.

a side-by-side position

Origin

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

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