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superposition

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su⋅per⋅po⋅si⋅tion

  [soo-per-puh-zish-uhn]
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–noun Geology.
the order in which sedimentary strata are superposed one above another.

Origin:
1790–1800; < F superposition; see super-, position
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su·per·po·si·tion   (sōō'pər-pə-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The act of superposing or the state of being superposed: "Yet another technique in the forensic specialist's repertoire is photo superposition" (Patrick Nuyghe).

  2. Geology The principle that in a group of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest were the earliest to be deposited.

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