"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 Forms: superposes [present, singular, third-person], superposing [participle, present], superposed [participle, past], superposed [past]
enPR: so͞oʹ-pər-pōz' Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)pəʊz Etymology: From 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 7 41 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 68 32
  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): суміща́ти (sumiščáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), сумісти́ти (sumistýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-superpose-en-verb-qhcvodZG Categories (other): Mathematics 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
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), 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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