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Superposition

noun

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

(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest. Synonyms: principle of superposition, superposition principle.

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

The placement of one thing on top of another.

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Huygens' principle of superposition

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"Superposition" Quotes from Famous Books

... internal parts, producing alterations not less admirable, whether in respect of the tree itself, or of the ends to which it may be rendered subservient. The base of an exogenous tree is not merely widened by the superposition of annual layers of wood over the first shoot, by which it gains greater mechanical power to support the extending head of wide-spreading branches, but the central portion is, in most cases, progressively rendered more and more solid by the deposition ...

— The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 • Various

... by which such a height could be most easily reached would be the superposition of square masses one upon another, each mass being centrally placed on the upper surface of the one below it. The weight would be more equally divided and the risks of settlement more slight than in any other system. Of this type M. Chipiez ...

— A History of Art in Chaldaea & Assyria, v. 1 • Georges Perrot

... Earl of Haggistoun. That broad-shouldered buck, with the great whiskers and the cleaned white kid-gloves, is Mr. Phelim Clancy of Poldoodystown: he calls himself Mr. De Clancy; he endeavours to disguise his native brogue with the richest superposition of English; and if you play at billiards or ECARTE with him, the chances are that you will win the first game, and he the seven ...

— The Book of Snobs • William Makepeace Thackeray

... of the Earth's crust in a narrow district of Germany; observing the constant order of superposition of strata, and their respective physical characters; Werner drew the inference that strata of like characters succeeded each other in like order over the entire surface of the Earth. And seeing, from the laminated structure of many formations and the organic remains ...

— Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I • Herbert Spencer

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