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position 1. Music a. the vertical spacing or layout of the written notes in a chord. Chords arranged with the three upper voices close together are in close position. Chords whose notes are evenly or widely distributed are in open position b. one of the points on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, determining where a string is to be stopped 2. in classical prosody a. the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants b. make position (of a consonant, either on its own or in combination with other consonants, such as x in Latin) to cause a short vowel to become metrically long when placed after it position [pə′zish·ən] (navigation) A point defined by stated or implied coordinates, usually on the surface of the earth. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Any spatial relation and material form one might still experience outside the registers of overproduction and electronic digitalization will now appear as an abandoned zone, a zone of remnant objects and leftover spaces, rather than as elementary givens from which new spatial parameters and object relations could be configured. Goldman-Rakic of Yale University, agree that separate prefrontal regions handle working memory for objects and spatial relations in monkeys and humans. |
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