superposition
Syllables: su·per·po·si·tion/ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ).pəˈzɪʃ.ən/US/ˌsu.pɚ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
superposition noun: the placing of one thing on top of another.
Noun
superposition (countable and uncountable, plural superpositions)
- The placing of one thing on top of another.
- Synonyms:
- supraposition, superimposition
- The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older.
- The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together (superposed) to yield another valid quantum state.
superposition meaning in Tamil and Persian
superposition in Tamil
- மேற்பொருத்துகை, மேற்பொருந்தல், மேல்படிதல்
superposition in Persian
- situation in quantum mechanics
- برهمنهی barham-nahi
Synonyms of superposition
Forms of superposition
| plural | superpositions |
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Origin of superposition
From French superposition.
Words formed from superposition
- superpositional
- superposition calculus
- superposition eye
- superposition integral
- superposition in time
- superposition principle
- superposition property
- superposition theorem
Phrases with superposition
Words that rhyme with superposition
- partition
- position
- proposition
- transition
- mission
- condition
- commission
- transmission
- addition
- admission
- attrition
- expedition
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- remission
- rendition
- exhibition
- submission
- ignition
- inhibition
- inquisition
- intromission
- magician
- omission
- suspicion
- tradition
- dentition
- edition
- patrician
- politician
- tuition
- acquisition
- circumposition
- decommission
- fission
- nutrition
- perdition
- permission
- phonetician
- prohibition
- volition
- academician
- aesthetician
- Apician
- clinician
- coalition
- disquisition
- emission
- fruition
- Galician
- on a mission
- optician
- postposition
- premonition
- recommission
- retransition
- sedition
- superstition
- titian
- abligurition
- admonition
- adposition
Questions about superposition
- What does superposition mean?
- Superposition means the placing of one thing on top of another.
- What is superposition in Tamil?
- Superposition in Tamil is மேற்பொருத்துகை, மேற்பொருந்தல், மேல்படிதல். See Superposition meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is superposition?
- Superposition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce superposition?
- Superposition is pronounced /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ).pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of superposition?
- The plural of superposition is superpositions.
Words near superposition in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: superposition (page history and authors); superposition (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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