Dictionary

superpose en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsuː.pɚˌpoʊ̯z/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• so͞oʹ-pər-pōz'
• /ˈsuː.pəˌpəʊ̯z/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsuː.pəɹˌpəʊ̯z/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English pose English superpose From super- + pose.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

superposability · superposable

Relateds

superposition · add on · pile up · stack up · pile on

Synonyms

superimpose · overlay

Translations (24)

de daraufsetzen (to place an object on top of another object) · de vorblenden (to place an object on top of another object) · de auf etwas setzen (to place an object on top of another object) · uk накла́сти (to place an object on top of another object) · bg налагам (to place an object on top of another object) · es sobreponer (to place an object on top of another object) · pl nałożyć (to place an object on top of another object) · uk суміща́ти ((mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide) · de aufsetzen (to place an object on top of another object) · de überdecken (to place an object on top of another object) · pl nawarstwiać (to place an object on top of another object) · de über etwas legen (to place an object on top of another object) · uk наклада́ти (to place an object on top of another object) · pl superponować ((mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide) · pl zsuperponować ((mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide) · uk сумісти́ти ((mathematics) to place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide) · de überlagern (to place an object on top of another object) · es superponer (to place an object on top of another object) · de überblenden (to place an object on top of another object) · pl nawarstwić (to place an object on top of another object) · de auflegen (to place an object on top of another object) · de superponieren (to place an object on top of another object) · pl nakładać (to place an object on top of another object) · de über etwas setzen (to place an object on top of another object)