infraposition

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noun

A situation or state of being beneath something else.

Opposite
suprapositionsuperpositionsuperimposition
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Meanings

nouninfraposition (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA situation or state of being beneath something else.

    1915 (published), 1848 (first written), Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack This floe is now more than two hundred and fifty yards long by four hundred wide; a size too large for infraposition of tables

    Antonyms: supraposition, superposition, superimposition

  2. uncountabledentistryA type of malposition of a tooth such that its occlusal surface falls short of the occlusal plane (that is, apical to it); an instance of such malposition.

    Antonyms: supraposition

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA situation or state of being beneath something else.

Opposite
suprapositionsuperpositionsuperimposition

nounA type of malposition of a tooth such that its occlusal surface falls short of the occlusal plane (that is, apical to it); an instance of such malposition.

Opposite
supraposition

Origin

From infra- + position.

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Translations

Polish infrapozycja
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Spanish infraposición
  • infraposiciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

infraposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infraposition

MLA

“infraposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infraposition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infraposition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infraposition.

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