English to English
noun
- (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
source: WordNet 3.0
- (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
source: WordNet 3.0
- (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
source: WordNet 3.0
- the placement of one thing on top of another
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
