| Noun | 1. | superposition - (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on anothergeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | |
| 2. | superposition - (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldestprinciple, rule - a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | |
| 3. | superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincidegeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces | |
| 4. | superposition - the placement of one thing on top of another | |