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superposing

superposing is the present participle and gerund of superpose.

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.

Questions about superposing

What is superposing the present participle and gerund of?
Superposing is the present participle and gerund of superpose.

Words near superposing in the dictionary

  1. superpose
  2. superposed
  3. superposer
  4. superposers
  5. superposes
  6. superposing
  7. superposit
  8. superposition
  9. superposition in time
  10. superposition principle
  11. superposition principles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superposing (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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