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circumposition|ˌsɜːkəmpəʊˈzɪʃən|
[ad. L. circumpositiōn-em, f. circumpōnĕre; see prec.]
The action of circumposing: see quots.
1660Sharrock Vegetables 59 Circumposition is a kind of laying..In this the mould is born up to the bough which is to be taken off. Ibid. 116 Dwarf trees made by circumposition. 1664Evelyn Kal. Hort. (1729) 193 Now is your season for circumposition by Tubs or Baskets of earth, and for laying of Branches to take root. 1675― Terra (1776) 65 That the hotter dungs approach not immediately to their..roots, without such a Circumposition of natural mould. 1849–52Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 832/1 These cells are designated by the name of globules of circumposition. |
