Superposition
English Meaning
The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.
- The act of superposing or the state of being superposed: "Yet another technique in the forensic specialist's repertoire is photo superposition” ( Patrick Nuyghe).
- Geology The principle that in a group of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest were the earliest to be deposited.