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superposed

superposed is the simple past and past participle of superpose.

Adjective

superposed (not comparable)

  1. superimposed
  2. That grows vertically above another part

Meaning of superpose

Verb

superpose (third-person singular simple present superposes, present participle superposing, simple past and past participle superposed)

  1. (transitive) To place (an object) on top of another.
    Synonyms:
    overlay, superimpose
  2. (transitive) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common parts coincide.

Words formed from superposed

Questions about superposed

What does superposed mean?
Superposed means superimposed.
What is superposed the simple past and past participle of?
Superposed is the simple past and past participle of superpose.
What part of speech is superposed?
Superposed is an adjective.

Words near superposed in the dictionary

  1. superportables
  2. superports
  3. superposability
  4. superposable
  5. superpose
  6. superposed
  7. superposer
  8. superposers
  9. superposes
  10. superposing
  11. superposit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superposed (page history and authors); superpose (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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