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superposition
((geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another)
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deposition
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deposit
(the natural process of laying down a deposit of something)
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principle of superposition
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superposition principle
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superposition
((geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest)
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superposition
((geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide)
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geometry
(the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
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superposition
(the placement of one thing on top of another)