superposition
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French superposition.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ).pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌsu.pɚ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Audio (CAN) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌsʉː.pə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, [ˌsïɯ.pə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən]
Audio (AUS) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
- Hyphenation (UK): su‧per‧po‧si‧tion, su‧per‧pos‧i‧tion, (US): su‧per‧po‧si‧tion
Noun[edit]
superposition (countable and uncountable, plural superpositions)
- The placing of one thing on top of another.
- Synonym: superimposition
- (geology) The deposition of one stratum over another; the principle that in a series of sedimentary strata, the lower strata are the older.
- (quantum mechanics) The situation in quantum mechanics where two or more quantum states are added together (superposed) to yield another valid quantum state.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Related terms[edit]
- superpose (verb)
Translations[edit]
placing of one thing on top of another
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deposition of one stratum over another
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situation in quantum mechanics
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
superposition
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
superposition f (plural superpositions)
Further reading[edit]
- “superposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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