foreposition
noun 1verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
Position ahead of or in front of; forward position.
In scientific language we should find more adjectives in the after-position than in the fore-position; in a novel, a play, or in everyday speech, adjectives in the fore-position abound. Scientific language is less emotional than is everyday speech.
From the oil tank the pump forces the oil through the sight feed on the dash, from which it is led into the steam line to the engine. In the oil pump, Fig. 53, the plunger A is set in its extreme foreposition, so that the end will just come to the outlet.
verb
1
To position at the front.
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