superpose
Americanverb (used with object)
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to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
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Geometry. to place (one figure) in the space occupied by another, so that the two figures coincide throughout their whole extent.
verb
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geometry to transpose (the coordinates of one geometric figure) to coincide with those of another
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a rare word for superimpose
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of superpose
From the French word superposer, dating back to 1815–25. See super-, pose 1
Example Sentences
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A John M. Browning design, the Superposed was made in Belgium and was introduced in 1931, two years into the Great Depression.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then came the Browning Superposed, and all that changed.
From Time Magazine Archive
This should have killed the costly Superposed, but it was so superior an arm that it survived and thrived.
From Time Magazine Archive
Superposed upon this there seems to be a tendency toward complexity.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
Superposed Planes--Arrangement of one plane over the other, as in the Wright, Voisin and Farman machines.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph
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