Associations to the word «Superposition»

Wiktionary

SUPERPOSITION, noun. The placing of one thing on top of another
SUPERPOSITION, noun. (geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older
SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE, noun. (mathematics) (physics) The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution; it is a feature of many physical laws

Dictionary definition

SUPERPOSITION, noun. (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another.
SUPERPOSITION, noun. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest.
SUPERPOSITION, noun. (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide.
SUPERPOSITION, noun. The placement of one thing on top of another.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King