superposability en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English superpose Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English superposability From superpose + -ability.
Meanings
- (uncountable) congruence
- (uncountable) The ability to bring two particular stereochemical formulae into coincidence by no more than translation and rotation