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

1 sense of superposition principle

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")