superposable
- a word derived from superpose.
Example Sentences
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Pasteur pointed out that all mineral substances--that is, all the natural products not due to living energy--have a superposable image and are, therefore, not dissymmetrical.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The universe is dissymmetrical; for, placing before a mirror the group of bodies which compose the solar system with their proper movement, we obtain in the mirror an image not superposable on the reality.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
He holds the paper at the distance at which it was at the moment of suggestion, and folds it in the form of a rectangle exactly superposable on the card.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
But that, throughout their walk, they should describe two identical curves exactly superposable on each other, is altogether unlikely.
From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur
In other cases the similar parts are disposed symmetrically on either side of a median line or plane, giving a series of homologous parts which are not superposable.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
