See Also: superposition(medicine)
superposition(dictionary)

superposition (iou)



superposition noun. M17.
[French, or late Latin superpositio(n-), formed as SUPER- + positio(n-) POSITION noun.]
Math. The action of ideally transferring one figure into the position occupied by another, esp. so as to show that they coincide. M17.
b. Physics etc. The action of causing two or more sets of physical conditions or phenomena (as waves, motions) to coincide, esp. as independent influences on a system. M19.
Geology. The deposition of one stratum upon another, or the condition of being so deposited. L18.
gen. The action of superposing something; the condition of being superposed. Also, an instance of this. M19.