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Superpose   Listen
verb
Superpose  v. t.  (past & past part. superposed; pres. part. superposing)  
1.
To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another.
2.
(Geom.) To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner that all the parts of the one coincide with the parts of the other; as, to superpose one plane figure on another.






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"Superpose" Quotes from Famous Books



... conditions of light and shade, and that if we put them into different optical lanterns converging on the same screen and carefully adjust them—first, so as to bring them to the same scale, and, secondly, so as to superpose them as accurately as the conditions admit—then the different faces will blend surprisingly well into a single countenance. If they are not very dissimilar, the blended result will always have a curious air of individuality, and will ...
— Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development • Francis Galton



Words linked to "Superpose" :   superposition, pose, place, superimpose, set, put, develop, lay



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