Superposition

[,sju:pәpә'ziʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) the placement of one thing on top of another.

(noun.) (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide.

(noun.) (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another.

Typed by Carla--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.

Typist: Shirley