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su·per·pose
(so͞o′pər-pōz′)tr.v. su·per·posed, su·per·pos·ing, su·per·pos·es
1. To set or place (one thing) over or above something else.
2. Mathematics To place (one geometric figure) over another so that all like parts coincide.
[Probably French superposer, back-formation from superposition, superposition, from Late Latin superpositiō, superpositiōn-, from Latin superpositus, past participle of superpōnere, to place over : super-, super- + pōnere, to place; see position.]
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superpose
(ˌsuːpəˈpəʊz)vb (tr)
1. (Mathematics) geometry to transpose (the coordinates of one geometric figure) to coincide with those of another
2. a rare word for superimpose 1
[C19: from French superposer, from Latin superpōnere, from super- + pōnere to place]
ˌsuperˈposable adj
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su•per•pose
(ˌsu pərˈpoʊz)v.t. -posed, -pos•ing.
1. to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
2. Geom. to place (one figure) in the space occupied by another, so that the two figures coincide throughout their whole extent.
su`per•pos′a•ble, adj.
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superpose
Past participle: superposed
Gerund: superposing
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| superpose |
| superpose |
| Present |
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| I superpose |
| you superpose |
| he/she/it superposes |
| we superpose |
| you superpose |
| they superpose |
| Preterite |
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| I superposed |
| you superposed |
| he/she/it superposed |
| we superposed |
| you superposed |
| they superposed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am superposing |
| you are superposing |
| he/she/it is superposing |
| we are superposing |
| you are superposing |
| they are superposing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have superposed |
| you have superposed |
| he/she/it has superposed |
| we have superposed |
| you have superposed |
| they have superposed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was superposing |
| you were superposing |
| he/she/it was superposing |
| we were superposing |
| you were superposing |
| they were superposing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had superposed |
| you had superposed |
| he/she/it had superposed |
| we had superposed |
| you had superposed |
| they had superposed |
| Future |
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| I will superpose |
| you will superpose |
| he/she/it will superpose |
| we will superpose |
| you will superpose |
| they will superpose |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have superposed |
| you will have superposed |
| he/she/it will have superposed |
| we will have superposed |
| you will have superposed |
| they will have superposed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be superposing |
| you will be superposing |
| he/she/it will be superposing |
| we will be superposing |
| you will be superposing |
| they will be superposing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been superposing |
| you have been superposing |
| he/she/it has been superposing |
| we have been superposing |
| you have been superposing |
| they have been superposing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been superposing |
| you will have been superposing |
| he/she/it will have been superposing |
| we will have been superposing |
| you will have been superposing |
| they will have been superposing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been superposing |
| you had been superposing |
| he/she/it had been superposing |
| we had been superposing |
| you had been superposing |
| they had been superposing |
| Conditional |
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| I would superpose |
| you would superpose |
| he/she/it would superpose |
| we would superpose |
| you would superpose |
| they would superpose |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have superposed |
| you would have superposed |
| he/she/it would have superposed |
| we would have superposed |
| you would have superposed |
| they would have superposed |
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Verb 1. superpose - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
2. superpose - place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"
develop - superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
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