superpose

ˌsuːpərˈpoʊz

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Definition of superpose - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

general use

Rare

place an object on top of another

Rare

She superposed the book on the stack.

overlap

overlay

superimpose

adding

Rare

add as an additional element or layer

Rare

To enhance the design, they decided to superpose a textured pattern..

overlay

superimpose

mathematics

TECH.

align geometric figures to coincide

TECH.

The triangles were superposed perfectly.

align

overlay

superimpose

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Origin of superpose

Latin, super (above) + ponere (to place)

Examples of superpose in a sentence

The architect superposed the new design over the old blueprint.
The artist decided to superpose a new layer of paint.
They will superpose the images for a 3D effect.
To solve the puzzle, you must superpose the shapes.
The software can superpose multiple images for analysis.

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French:superposer, coïncider, ...
German:überlagern, ...
Italian:sovrapporre, aggiungere come strato, ...
Spanish:superponer, añadir como capa, ...
Portuguese:superpor, alinhar, ...
Chinese:叠放, 附加, ...
Japanese:重ねる, 重ね合わせる, ...
Arabic:وَضَعَ فَوْقَ, أَضَافَ كَطَبَقَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַנִּיחַ, לְהַנִיחַ עַל, ...
Russian:накладывать, добавлять слой, ...
Ukrainian:накладати, додавати, ...
Hindi:रखना, सुपरपोज़, ...
Bengali:রেখে দেওয়া, অধিকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:superposar, afegir, ...
Czech:položit na, překrýt, ...
Danish:lægge ovenpå, overlejre, ...
Dutch:plaatsen, toevoegen, ...
Greek:τοποθετώ πάνω, επικάλυψη, ...
Hungarian:felhelyezni, szuperponálni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ត្រួតលើ, ដាក់ស្រទាប់ពីលើ, ...
Korean:포개다, 추가하다, ...
Persian:قرار داد, اضافه کردن, ...
Polish:położyć, dodać, ...
Portuguese (BR):colocar, superpor, ...
Romanian:a suprapune, a adăuga, ...
Swedish:placera, addera, ...
Thai:วาง, เพิ่ม, ...
Turkish:yerleştirmek, eklemek, ...
Vietnamese:đặt chồng, thêm vào, ...

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