Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUPERPOSITION
n.[super and position. ] 1. A placing above; a lying or being situated above or upon something; as the superposition of rocks.
2. That which is situated above or upon something else.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUPERPOSITION
Su `per *po *si "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. superposition. See Super-, and Position. ]
Defn: The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.
Duden Dictionary
Superposition
Su per po si ti on Substantiv, feminin Physik , die |Superpositi o n |Überlagerung, besonders von Kräften oder Schwingungen
Superpositionsauge
Su per po si ti ons au ge Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie , das |Superpositi o nsauge |das Superpositionsauge; Genitiv: des Superpositionsauges, Plural: die Superpositionsaugen lateinisch ; deutsch besondere Form des Facettenauges
French Dictionary
superposition
superposition n. f. nom féminin Action de superposer; ensemble d ’éléments superposés.
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