"superpose" meaning in English

See superpose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsuː.pəɹˌpəʊ̯z/, /ˈsuː.pɚˌpoʊ̯z/ [General-American], /ˈsuː.pəˌpəʊ̯z/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superpose.wav [US] Forms: superposes [present, singular, third-person], superposing [participle, present], superposed [participle, past], superposed [past]
enPR: so͞oʹ-pər-pōz' Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)pəʊz Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English pose English superpose From super- + pose. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|super-|pose|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English pose English superpose [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "above", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "above", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "above", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*úp", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-er", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-r", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upér", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*super", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "super", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "super-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "super-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pose", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "superpose", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="superpose"> From 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
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  2. (transitive, mathematics) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide. Tags: transitive Translations ((mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide): superponować [imperfective] (Polish), zsuperponować [perfective] (Polish), суміща́ти (sumiščáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), сумісти́ти (sumistýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-superpose-en-verb-qhcvodZG Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of '(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: superposability, superposable 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), nakładać [imperfective] (Polish), nałożyć [perfective] (Polish), nawarstwiać [imperfective] (Polish), nawarstwić [perfective] (Polish), superponer (Spanish), sobreponer (Spanish), наклада́ти (nakladáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), накла́сти (naklásty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'to place an object on top of another object': 51 49

Inflected forms

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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *úp\nProto-Indo-European *-er\nProto-Indo-European *upér\nProto-Italic *super\nLatin super\nLatin super-lbor.\nEnglish super-\nEnglish pose\nEnglish superpose\nFrom super- + pose.",
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      "form": "superposes",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "superposing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "superposed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "superposed",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "superposition"
    },
    {
      "word": "add on"
    },
    {
      "word": "pile on"
    },
    {
      "word": "pile up"
    },
    {
      "word": "stack up"
    }
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To place (an object) on top of another."
      ],
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        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
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          "on top",
          "on top"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To place (an object) on top of another."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "overlay"
        },
        {
          "word": "superimpose"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
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      ],
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        "To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide."
      ],
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          "mathematics"
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        "(transitive, mathematics) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "enpr": "so͞oʹ-pər-pōz'"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsuː.pəɹˌpəʊ̯z/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuː.pɚˌpoʊ̯z/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuː.pəˌpəʊ̯z/",
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːpə(ɹ)pəʊz"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "nalagam",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "налагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "überlagern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "überdecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "superponieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "überblenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "vorblenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "daraufsetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "aufsetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "auflegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "über etwas setzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "auf etwas setzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "über etwas legen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "über etwas setzen"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "nakładać"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nałożyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "nawarstwiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nawarstwić"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "superponer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "word": "sobreponer"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "nakladáty",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наклада́ти"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "naklásty",
      "sense": "to place an object on top of another object",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "накла́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "superponować"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zsuperponować"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "sumiščáty",
      "sense": "(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "суміща́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "sumistýty",
      "sense": "(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сумісти́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "superpose"
}

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