adjunction
Adding to something
Adjunction is the act of joining or adding one thing to another, or the state of being so joined.
The term appears primarily in technical contexts.
In linguistics, adjunction describes how modifiers attach to phrases.
In mathematics and category theory, it names a fundamental relationship between functors.
In law, adjunction refers to the joining of property owned by different parties.
A class of things
Projecting body part
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- supplementSomething added to complete
- extensionAdded part or duration
insertion · inclusion · augmentation · appending · affixation · accretion · incorporation · concatenation
Rules for arranging words
- clauseProvision in agreement
- modifierWord altering another
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
coordination · dependency · constituent · adverbial · parenthetical · appositive · embedding · parse
Joining into one
- amalgamationUniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- fusionJoining into unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
unification · alliance · coalition · combination · confederation · synthesis · coalescence · convergence
category
A class of things
appendage
Projecting body part
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- supplementSomething added to complete
extension · insertion · inclusion · augmentation · appending · affixation · accretion · incorporation · concatenation · suffixation
syntax
Rules for arranging words
subordination · coordination · dependency · constituent · adverbial · parenthetical · appositive · embedding · parse · transformational
union
Joining into one
- amalgamationUniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- fusionJoining into unity
integration · unification · alliance · coalition · combination · confederation · synthesis · coalescence · convergence · blending
adjunctionseparation
State of being apart
detachment · disconnection · disjunction · severance · removal
adjunctionremoval
Act of taking away
subtraction · excision · deletion · exclusion · elimination