Sinonim superposition

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning,
definition	:	the act of putting something in a certain place (noun.act)

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

domain category	:	geometry,
definition	:	the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces (noun.cognition)

3. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	principle, rule,
definition	:	a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	geology,
definition	:	a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)

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

hypernym	:	deposit, deposition,
definition	:	the natural process of laying down a deposit of something (noun.process)

domain category	:	geology,
definition	:	a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)

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

derivation	:	lay over, superimpose, superpose,
definition	:	place on top of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	superpose,
definition	:	place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide (verb.contact)

derivation	:	lay over, superimpose, superpose,
definition	:	place on top of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	superpose,
definition	:	place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide (verb.contact)