What does SUPERIMPOSE mean?
Definitions for SUPERIMPOSE
ˌsu pər ɪmˈpoʊzsu·per·im·pose
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Princeton's WordNet
superimpose, superpose, lay oververb
place on top of
"can you superimpose the two images?"
Wiktionary
superimposeverb
To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
Wikipedia
superimpose
Superimposition is the placement of one thing over another, typically so that both are still evident.
ChatGPT
superimpose
Superimpose generally means to place or lay one thing over another, typically so that both are still evident. This could refer to overlaying images, ideas, or concepts onto one another. It could also indicate combining two separate elements to create a combined view or to make comparisons.
Webster Dictionary
Superimposeverb
to lay or impose on something else; as, a stratum of earth superimposed on another stratum
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Superimpose
sū-pėr-im-pōz′, v.t. to impose or lay above: (geol.) to establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.—n. Superimposi′tion, the act of superimposing: state of being superimposed.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SUPERIMPOSE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SUPERIMPOSE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of SUPERIMPOSE in a Sentence
The attempt to de-sexualize the female nipple and create equality backfires when you superimpose a child’s face on a fully developed woman’s naked or topless body; it actually sexualizes the innocent child.
Local government is designed so people can have an input on those things that matter most to them, the federal government is ill-equipped to superimpose their vision of what local communities should look like, because they don't have their fingers on the pulse of those communities.
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