superpose

See also: superposé

English

Etymology

super- +‎ pose

Pronunciation

• enPR: so͞oʹ-pər-pōz', IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pəɹ.ˌpəʊ̯z/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pɚ.ˌpoʊ̯z/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pə.ˌpəʊ̯z/
• 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 one object on top of another.
2. (transitive, mathematics) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide.

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

See also

• superimpose
• superposition

French

Verb

superpose

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