retropositional (C1)
noun
Definition
retropositional means (anatomy) backward displacement of a body part. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses retropositional to mean (anatomy) backward displacement of a body part.
The teacher asked students to find retropositional in the reading.
Check the words around retropositional to choose the right meaning.
How to Use retropositional
- a/the retropositional (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a retropositional."
- retropositional in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked retropositional in context before translating it."
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