transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-ˈpōz ]
transitive verb
( -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 -ˈpō-zə-bəl adjective
• su·per·po·si·tion -pə-ˈzi-shən noun