"superpose" meaning in English

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Verb

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

Inflected forms

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