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Collocation

noun
/ˌkɒ.lə.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounThe grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.
2.nounSuch a specific grouping.
3.nounA sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
4.nounA method of finding an approximate solution of an ordinary differential equation L[y]=0 by determining coefficients in an expansion y(x) = y_{0}(x) + \sum_{l=0}^{q}\alpha_{l} y_{l}(x) so as to make L[y] vanish at prescribed points; the expansion with the coefficients thus found is the sought approximation.
5.nounA service allowing multiple customers to locate network, server, and storage gear and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers, at a minimum of cost and complexity.

Synonyms

co-locationcolocationcollocatecolligationcollocabilityjuxtapositioncolligabilitycollocatorappositionconjuncturecollocantjuxtapositioning

Rhymes With

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclination
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