"superpose" meaning in All languages combined

See superpose on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsuː.pəɹ.ˌpəʊ̯z/, /ˈsuː.pɚ.ˌpoʊ̯z/ [General-American], /ˈsuː.pə.ˌpəʊ̯z/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: superposes [present, singular, third-person], superposing [participle, present], superposed [participle, past], superposed [past]
enPR: so͞oʹ-pər-pōz' [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)pəʊz Etymology: super- + pose Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|pose}} super- + pose Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: overlay, superimpose
    Sense id: en-superpose-en-verb-oPaajfRD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 70 30
  2. (transitive, mathematics) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-superpose-en-verb-qhcvodZG Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: superposition [noun], add on, pile on, pile up, stack up Translations (to place an object on top of another object): налагам (nalagam) (Bulgarian), überlagern (German), überdecken (German), superponieren (German), überblenden (German), vorblenden (German), daraufsetzen (German), aufsetzen (German), auflegen (German), über etwas setzen (German), auf etwas setzen (German), über etwas legen (German)
Disambiguation of 'to place an object on top of another object': 51 49

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} superpose
  1. inflection of superposer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-superpose-fr-verb-Z6HSlI~~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. inflection of superposer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-superpose-fr-verb-IgflwpU6

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for superpose meaning in All languages combined (5.0kB)

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