The solar eclipse is the result of the interposition of the moon between the sun and the Earth.
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Interposition
Synonyms for "interposition" (35 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (17)
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4 entriesderived
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7 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- вмъкване noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
Catalan
1 entries- interposició noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
French
1 entries- interposition noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
German
4 entries- Einflechten noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
- Einfügen noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
- Einfügung noun (the thing interposed)
- Einschaltung noun (the thing interposed)
Italian
1 entries- interposizione noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
Portuguese
1 entries- interposição noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
Spanish
1 entries- interposición noun (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
[…] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […]
Source: wiktionary
“True, true,” cried Mr. Knightley, with most ready interposition—“very true […]”
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As he spoke, he tried to catch the remnant of the paper, but was too late—Lady Anne's eye had been more accurate than to admit such an interposition;...
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