placement

Noun
  1. The spatial property of the way in which something is placed (synset 105082771)
    "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"
    is a type of: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    subtypes:
    • formation - a particular spatial arrangement
    • columniation - (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure
    • composing, composition - the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
    • fenestration - the arrangement of windows in a building
    • balance, proportion, proportionality - harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
    • alignment - the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
    • misalignment - the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned
    • ramification - an arrangement of branching parts
    • spacing, spatial arrangement - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
    • tandem - an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
    same as: arrangement
  2. Contact established between applicants and prospective employees (synset 100040728)
    "the agency provided placement services"
    is a type of: contact - close interaction
  3. The act of putting something in a certain place (synset 101053255)
    is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    subtypes:
    • stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
    • apposition, collocation, juxtaposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    • interposition, intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
    • orientation - the act of orienting
    • planting - the act of fixing firmly in place
    • implantation - the act of planting or setting in the ground
    • repositioning - the act of placing in a new position
    • set - the act of putting something in position
    • superposition - the placement of one thing on top of another
    • fingering - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
    • superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
    same as: emplacement, locating, location, position, positioning

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