"superimposition" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superimposition.wav Forms: superimpositions [plural]
Etymology: From super- + imposition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|imposition}} super- + imposition Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} superimposition (countable and uncountable, plural superimpositions)
  1. The process, or the result of superimposing.
    The placing of one image on top of another, especially placing a photograph over some other graphic; an image thus placed.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: superposition, superposition
    Sense id: en-superimposition-en-noun-E4yNjc8D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51
  2. The process, or the result of superimposing.
    (philosophy) The building of ontological categories of a higher level on top of categories of a lower level.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: superposition
    Sense id: en-superimposition-en-noun-S0MsfELA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: super-imposition Derived forms: superimpositional Related terms: superimpose, superinformation Translations (process or result of superimposing): Überlagern (German), Überlagerung (German), Überdecken (German), Überdeckung (German), Darüberlegen (German)
Disambiguation of 'process or result of superimposing': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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