superpose

See also: superposé

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ pose.

Pronunciation

• enPR: so͞oʹ-pər-pōz', IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pəɹˌpəʊ̯z/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pɚˌpoʊ̯z/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pəˌpəʊ̯z/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)pəʊz

Verb

superpose (third-person singular simple present superposes, present participle superposing, simple past and past participle superposed)

1. (transitive) To place (an object) on top of another.

   Synonyms: overlay, superimpose

2. (transitive, mathematics) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide.

Related terms

• superposition (noun)

Translations

to place an object on top of another object

Bulgarian: налагам (bg) (nalagam) German: überlagern (de), überdecken (de), superponieren, überblenden (de), vorblenden, daraufsetzen, aufsetzen (de), auflegen (de), über etwas setzen, auf etwas setzen, über etwas legen, über etwas setzen Ukrainian: наклада́ти impf (nakladáty), накла́сти pf (naklásty)

(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide

Ukrainian: суміща́ти impf (sumiščáty), сумісти́ти pf (sumistýty)

See also

• add on
• pile on
• pile up
• stack up

French

Verb

superpose

1. inflection of superposer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative