subjunction

subjunction noun: act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.

Noun

subjunction (plural subjunctions)

Act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.
- In the latter member of the sentence, he speaks hypothetically of the existence of that, which it is his business to disprove; for he does not decidedly reject the doctrine of subjunction in potential clauses; but merely contends, that, if there be subjunction, it is not so evidently marked, as in...1834, Alexander Crombie, Gymnasium, Sive Symbola Critica, page 309
- However this is not necessarily so, in that subjunction of the absolutive phrase (advice) can take place on the first cycle; i.e. it can be subjoined initially to the lower verb (on which it is dependent).2018, John M. Anderson, On Case Grammar, page 200
Something subjoined.
- The presence of the preposition as a marker for the object of exclude is interpreted in the usual way — the scope of the subjunction is VP only, excluding the direct object node.2011, Eldon G. Lytle, A Grammar of Subordinate Structures in English, page 72
- The topic last mentioned will be taken up below, but as for Danish pronunciation it does not support intentions on the part of the speaker to keep the subjunction in use.2013, Hans Götzsche, Deviational Syntactic Structures, page 147
An implication or entailment; A proposition that links two states such that one is a logical consequence of the other.
- The primary form of subjunction is 'If P, then Q', which tells us that '{P and nonQ} is logically impossible'.1990, Avi Sion, Future Logic, page 136
- In the case of subjunction, the reading of →as 'if ... then' is actually strongly misleading.2013, Sebastian Loebner, Understanding Semantics
A junction that is below or subordinate to the main junction.
- The coaxial cable joins the leads from three other transducers at a subjunction box, and all four leads are fed through one hose to a main junction box ( Figure 11 ) at each lead on each platform leg.1970, Preprints - Offshore Technology Conference, page 252
- However, it is to be underlined first that the anatomicohistological junctions between the common trunk and the bifurcation, and between the bifurcation and bundle branches are not well delimited, and second that in many cases there is longitudinal partition of tissue destined to become each of the...2007, Giulia Ottaviani, Crib Death: Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants, page 13

Adjective

subjunction (not comparable)

Below a junction
- In this case the degree of diffuseness of the interface of the M-InP junction and violation of stoichiometry of the InP subjunction region is diminished in the series Ag, Au, Cu, Ni, Al and is in direct correspondence with structural perfection of the starting surface of InP, the heat of...1987, Poverkhnost, page 74
- The original USAF Tower structure was an open air stairway design with an enclosed equipment maintenance area at the junction level below the cab and a small general purpose area at the subjunction level.1992, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Department of Transportation and Related Agencies...

subjunction meaning in Tamil

subjunction in Tamil

கீழிணைப்பு, கீழ்ப்படுத்து, தோல்வியுறச் செய், வென்று வயப்படுத்து, கட்டுப்பாட்டின் கீழ் கொண்டுவா, அடிமை நிலைப்படுதது

Examples of subjunction in a sentence

a subjunction to a sentence
But subjunction is also the basis for complex, including derivational, relationships given in the lexicon.2022, John M. Anderson, Categories:
A V ~A) while rejecting each disjunct, they must, as we have also seen, fail subjunction.2016, Dominic Hyde, Vagueness, Logic and Ontology, page 92:
The subjunction ' A B ' corresponds to a proposition of the form ' not A , unless B ' rather than a proposition of the form ' if A , then B ' .2023, Michael Wolff, Essay on the Principles of Logic: A Defense of Logical Monism:
We emphasize that the coupling J₁₂ comes entirely from the phase coherence between two SIS subjunctions2008, Karl-Heinz Bennemann, John B. Ketterson, Superconductivity: Volume 1, page 354:

Forms of subjunction

plural	subjunctions

Origin of subjunction

See subjunctive.

Questions about subjunction

What does subjunction mean?: Subjunction means act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.
What is subjunction in Tamil?: Subjunction in Tamil is கீழிணைப்பு, கீழ்ப்படுத்து, தோல்வியுறச் செய். See Subjunction meaning in Tamil.
How do you use subjunction in a sentence?: a subjunction to a sentence
What part of speech is subjunction?: Subjunction can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of subjunction?: The plural of subjunction is subjunctions.

Words near subjunction in the dictionary

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