Home / Thesaurus / principle of superposition
Thesaurus: principle of superposition
(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
Related headwords
pointdefinitionprincipledefinitiondisplacementdefinitiondisplacementsdefinitionduedefinitionequaldefinitiongeologydefinitionindividualdefinitionlowestdefinitionoldestdefinitionrocksdefinitionsedimentarydefinitionseriesdefinitionstratifieddefinitionstratumdefinitionsumdefinitionsuperpositiondefinitionsystemsdefinitionwavedefinitionwavesdefinitionprincefamilyPrince AlbertfamilyPrince Albert yewfamilyPrince Albert's yewfamilyprince charmingfamilyprince consortfamilyPrince of WalesfamilyPrince of Wales heathfamily
Definitions
- n. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
- n. the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point