contraposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce contraposition in British English:
UK [ˌkɒntrəpə'zɪʃən]
How to pronounce contraposition in American English:
US [ˌkɒntrəpə'zɪʃən]
Word Origin
- contraposition (n.)
- 1550s, from Late Latin contrapositionem (nominative contrapositio), noun of action from past participle stem of contraponere, from contra "against" (see contra) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).
Example
- 1. All fractures showed good contraposition no x-ray .
- 2. Double orientation , applied board-to-line and multipoint orientation , ensures the precise contraposition of any shape of glass .
- 3. Some quadrupeds are not housesbecomes , by contraposition , some thing not house are quadrupeds .
- 4. " Some quadrupeds are not houses " becomes , by contraposition , " some thing not house are quadrupeds . "
- 5. Grafting of walnuts seedlings ; under-skin grafting of contraposition bud ; bud grafting outdoors ; square bud grafting .