adjunction

ad·junct  (jngkt)

n.

1. Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position. See Synonyms at appendage.

2. A person associated with another in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity.

3. Grammar A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.

4. Logic A nonessential attribute of a thing.

adj.

1. Added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct clause.

2. Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct professor of history.

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[From Latin adinctus, past participle of adiungere, to join to; see adjoin.]

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ad·junction (-jngkshn) n.

ad·junctive adj.

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adjunction [əˈdʒʌŋkʃən]

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) (in phrase-structure grammar) the relationship between a branch of a tree representing a sentence to other branches to its left or right that descend from the same node immediately above

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

adjunction - an act of joining or adjoining things junction joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"