[
US
/ˌsupɝəmˈpoʊzd/
]
[ UK /sˌuːpəɹɪmpˈəʊzd/ ]
[ UK /sˌuːpəɹɪmpˈəʊzd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
with one layer on top of another
superimposed rocks -
placed on or over something else
an overlying image
How To Use superimposed In A Sentence
- The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
- Oman: three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered at the top of the vertical band The 2001 CIA World Factbook
- At the bottom of the monument, below the Ten Commandments, there are two small Stars of David and also two Greek letters, chi and rho, superimposed over each other to represent the name Christ. The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
- Essential tools include a bird identification field guide, a map of the airfield with a superimposed grid system for locating birds, and a pair of binoculars.
- In patients with superimposed bacterial infection, septicaemia develops and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
- The familiar skyline is superimposed with the outline of two figures in an intimate embrace.
- The windows are surmounted by rusticated wooden jack arches with superimposed keystones, and a heavy modillion cornice crowns the bold Georgian proportions of the facade.
- The northern and southern parts are subdivided into units separated by tectonic contacts or superimposed late grabens.
- The following day the front page of your Career section featured a photo of a high-rise building superimposed with an image of a leaping man. Times, Sunday Times
- The facades on the buildings that conform the quadrangle are adorned with elaborate representations of Mayan huts, rectangles and Chac masks, with superimposed ornaments such as carved loops, lattices, small columns, human shapes, birds and monkeys. The Maya civilization, cities of the Maya