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

4 senses of superposition

Sense 1
superposition -- ((geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another)
       => deposition, deposit -- (the natural process of laying down a deposit of something)

Sense 2
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 3
superposition -- ((geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide)
       => placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Sense 4
superposition -- (the placement of one thing on top of another)
       => placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)