Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To place (an object) on top of another.

    überlagern, überdecken, superponieren

    наклада́тиnakladáty, накла́стиnaklásty

    place on top of

  2. (transitive)To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide.

    суміща́тиsumiščáty, сумісти́тиsumistýty

    place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to place an object on top of another object:
(mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to place an object on top of another object:

Forms

superposes, superposing, superposed, superposed
Base formsuperpose · to superpose
3rd person singularsuperposes
Present participlesuperposing
Past simplesuperposed
Past participlesuperposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuperpose
he, she, itsuperposes

Past simpleLesson

all personssuperposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave superposed
he, she, ithas superposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill superpose

Synonyms

3 synonyms
overlayC2superimpose
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Relatedsuperpositionadd onpile onpile upstack up
Derivedsuperposabilitysuperposable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
supermodelsupernaturalB2supernovasuperpositionsuperpowersupersede
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