Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun principle_of_superposition

2 senses of principle of superposition

Sense 1
principle of superposition, superposition principle, superposition -- ((geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest)
       => principle, rule -- (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields")

Sense 2
principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition -- (the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light")
       => principle, rule -- (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields")