Thesaurus: superposition

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1. n. The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.
2. n. (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
3. n. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
4. n. (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
5. n. the placement of one thing on top of another
6. The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.
7. The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as,the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure onanother, in geometry.
8. n:100 n. (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another n. (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide n. the placement of one thing on top of another