superimposed

[ soo-per-im-pohzd ]

adjective

being or relating to something that is placed over something else, usually characterized by some degree of transparency so that both the background and foreground objects are visible: The title credits appeared over the dusky opening scene in superimposed white text.
Geology. (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined instead by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.

Botany. (of a plant part) growing one over another, but separately, as in layers: The superimposed whorls of petals give these begonia blossoms a roselike appearance.

verb

Origin of superimposed

First recorded in 1795–1805; superimpose + -ed²

A series of images flash onto the screen, superimposed over a bleak landscape.
Sasha Grey on Her Secret ‘True Detective’ Cameo, ‘Open Windows,’ and the Duke Porn Star Backlash | Marlow Stern | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
People will laugh, but for the helicopters and tanks, we just photographed some kids toys and superimposed them.
‘Fallen Princesses’: The Amazing Photos of Depressed Disney Royalty | Marlow Stern | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
They superimposed a radar image of the coming storm over a map of the Houston area and broadcast it.
10 Revelations from ‘Rather Outspoken’ Autobiography | Ben Jacobs | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
For weeks, Photoshoppers superimposed other images next to McCain, making for some very tongue-in-cheek pictures.
7 Worst Presidential-Debate Blunders (Video) | Brittany Jones-Cooper | November 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Jurors watched spellbound as a piece of recovered duct tape was superimposed over her tiny nose and mouth.
Did They Get Her? | Diane Dimond | June 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

They lie either singly or superimposed to form more or less irregular clusters (Fig. 36).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
At the southern angle of the block, he found a mass of superimposed rocks, probably fragments of the fallen summit.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
The building has a stone vault, the flat mud roof of the country being superimposed as an outer covering.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
It was a "communistic despotism," a community with a despot and a ruling class superimposed upon its socialism.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend Brady
The abacus superimposed might be on a very thin, little more than formal, as at b; but on c must be thick, as at d.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John Ruskin

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