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superimposing

superimposing is the present participle and gerund of superimpose.

superimposing is the alternative form of superimposition.

Meaning of superimpose

Verb

superimpose (third-person singular simple present superimposes, present participle superimposing, simple past and past participle superimposed)

  1. To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
    • He superimposed the company logo over the image.
    Synonyms:
    overlay, superpose
  2. To establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.

Meaning of superimposition

Noun

superimposition (countable and uncountable, plural superimpositions)

  1. The placing of one image on top of another, especially placing a photograph over some other graphic; an image thus placed.
    • Near-synonym: (superimposable image) diapositive
  2. The building of ontological categories of a higher level on top of categories of a lower level.

Forms of superimposing

pluralsuperimposings

Questions about superimposing

What is superimposing the present participle and gerund of?
Superimposing is the present participle and gerund of superimpose.

Words near superimposing in the dictionary

  1. superimposed
  2. superimposer
  3. superimposers
  4. superimposes
  5. superimposible
  6. superimposing
  7. superimposings
  8. superimposition
  9. superimpositional
  10. superimpositions
  11. superimposure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superimposing (page history and authors); superimpose (page history and authors); superimposition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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