superimposable

[ soo-per-im-poh-zuh-buhl ]

/ ˌsu pər ɪmˈpoʊ zə bəl /

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adjective

able to be placed or set over, above, or on something else:This new version contains over 1,200 light and electron microscopic images, each with superimposable labels and descriptive legends.

identical or close to identical when placed or set over, above, or on something else: A 3-dimensional object that is not superimposable with its mirror image is chiral, a term derived from the Greek word for “hand.”

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Origin of superimposable

superimpos(e) + -able

Words nearby superimposable

superhighway, superhive, superhuman, superhumeral, Superi, superimposable, superimpose, superimposed, superincumbent, superinduce, superinfect

How to use superimposable in a sentence

The word itself verges on meaninglessness these days, but many have superimposed it over “Folklore” and “Evermore,” mainly due to Swift’s recent collaborations with artists whose music-biz positions we should be honest about.
Taylor Swift really can’t help herself|Chris Richards|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
He has tweeted it several times, including once with the phrase “Try to impeach this” superimposed across the country’s midsection.
Let’s get ahead of it: A map of the early 2020 results by population, not acreage|Philip Bump|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
If you superimpose two images of cats, adding them pixel by pixel, the resulting image may look nothing like a cat.
Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains|Anil Ananthaswamy|October 28, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Assuming you’re not a professional conga player, superimposing those two rhythms would be extremely challenging.
The Myth of Synchronized Breathing|Alex Hutchinson|September 23, 2020|Outside Online

One is to superimpose bubbles sized by the number of electoral college votes, as The Economist has done.
Election graphics can be deceiving. Here’s how to see through their tricks.|Sara Chodosh|September 22, 2020|Popular-Science