superpose
[ soo-per-pohz ]
/ ˌsu pərˈpoʊz /
verb (used with object), su·per·posed, su·per·pos·ing.
to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
Geometry.
to place (one figure) in the space occupied by another, so that the two figures coincide throughout their whole extent.
OTHER WORDS FROM superpose
su·per·pos·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby superpose
Example sentences from the Web for superpose
What has been accomplished is to superpose upon the ancient organic France another arbitrary and administrative France.
France and the Republic |William Henry HurlbertBut if we superpose the pure spectral colours on a screen, the resulting colours are quite 729 different.
We may give isolated single taps or superpose a series in rapid succession according as the wheel is rotated slow or fast.
Response in the Living and Non-Living |Jagadis Chunder BoseNow it is the same thing with symmetric spherical triangles; we cannot superpose them.
The Teaching of Geometry |David Eugene Smith
British Dictionary definitions for superpose
superpose
/ (ˌsuːpəˈpəʊz) /
verb (tr)
geometry
to transpose (the coordinates of one geometric figure) to coincide with those of another
a rare word for superimpose (def. 1)
Derived forms of superpose
superposable, adjectiveWord Origin for superpose
C19: from French
superposer, from Latin
superpōnere, from
super- +
pōnere to place