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superimposition
[
soo-per-im-
pohz
]
su·per·im·pose
/
ˌsu
pər
ɪmˈpoʊz
/
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[
soo-per-im-
pohz
]
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verb (used with object),
su·per·im·posed,
su·per·im·pos·ing.
1.
to
impose
,
place, or
set
over, above, or on something else.
2.
to put or join as an addition (usually followed by
on
or
upon
).
3.
Movies,
Television
.
to print (an image) over another
image
so that both are seen at once:
The credits were superimposed over the opening scene.
Origin:
1785–95;
super-
+
impose
Related forms
su·per·im·po·si·tion
/
ˌsu
pərˌɪm
pəˈzɪʃ
ən
/
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[
soo-per-im-p
uh
-
zish
-
uh
n
]
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,
noun
su·per·im·pos·a·ble,
adjective
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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superimpose
(ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊz)
—
vb
(usually foll by
on
or
upon
)
1.
to set or place on or over something else
2.
to add (to)
superimpo'sition
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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