superposition

English

Etymology

From French superposition.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ).pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɚ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsʉː.pə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, [ˌsïɯ.pə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən]

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃən
• Hyphenation (UK): su‧per‧po‧si‧tion, su‧per‧pos‧i‧tion, (US): su‧per‧po‧si‧tion

Noun

superposition (countable and uncountable, plural superpositions)

1. The placing of one thing on top of another.

   Synonym: superimposition

2. (geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older.
3. (quantum mechanics) The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together (superposed) to yield another valid quantum state.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• superposition calculus
• superposition eye
• superposition in time
• superposition integral
• superposition principle
• superposition theorem

Related terms

• superpose (verb)

Translations

placing of one thing on top of another

• Bulgarian: налагане n (nalagane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疊加／叠加 (zh) (diéjiā)

• Greek: υπέρθεση (el) f (ypérthesi)
• Kazakh: суперұстаным (superūstanym), суперпозиция (superpozisiä)

deposition of one stratum over another

• Bulgarian: напластяване n (naplastjavane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疊加／叠加 (zh) (diéjiā)

• Kazakh: суперұстаным (superūstanym), суперпозиция (superpozisiä)

situation in quantum mechanics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疊加／叠加 (zh) (diéjiā)

• Greek: υπέρθεση (el) f (ypérthesi)
• Kazakh: суперұстаным (superūstanym), суперпозиция (superpozisiä)
• Persian: برهم‌نهی (barham-nahi)
• Polish: superpozycja f

Finnish

Noun

superposition

1. genitive singular of superpositio

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

superposition f (plural superpositions)

1. superposition

Further reading

• “superposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.