1. Noun
The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.
2. Noun
The idea that overlapping waves or states can be added together.
The principle that combined linear effects equal the sum of the effects produced separately.
“The wave pattern follows the principle of superposition.”
3. Noun
(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
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4. Noun
(geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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