SUPERPOSE


Meaning of SUPERPOSE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ˌ sü-p ə r- ' p ō z

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -posed ; -pos · ing

Etymology: probably from French superposer, back-formation from superposition, from Late Latin superposition-, superpositio, from Latin superponere to superpose, from super- + ponere to place ― more at POSITION

Date: 1823

1 : to place or lay over or above whether in or not in contact : SUPERIMPOSE

2 : to lay (as a geometric figure) upon another so as to make all like parts coincide

– su · per · pos · able \ - ' p ō -z ə -b ə l \ adjective

– su · per · po · si · tion \ -p ə - ' zi-sh ə n \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.