Su`per*pos"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being superposed, as one figure
upon another.
Su`per*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Superposing.] [F. superposer. See Super- , and Pose.] 1. To lay upon,
as one kind of rock on another.
2. (Geom.) To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner that all the
parts of the one coincide with the parts of the other; as, to superpose
one plane figure on another.
Su`per*po*si"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. superposition. See Super-, and
Position.] 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.
Su`per*praise" (?), v. t. To praise to excess.
To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts.
Shak.
Su`per*pro*por"tion (?), n. Overplus or excess of proportion. Sir K.
Digby.
Su`per*pur*ga"tion (?), n. Excessive purgation. Wiseman.
Su`per*re*flec"tion (?), n. The reflection of a reflected image or
sound. [R.] Bacon.
Su`per*re"gal (?), a. More than regal; worthy of one greater than a
king. Waterland.
Su`per*re*ward" (?), v. t. To reward to an excessive degree. Bacon.
Su`per*roy"al (?), a. Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size
of printing and writing paper. See the Note under Paper, n.
Su`per*sa"cral (?), a. (Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of,
the sacrum.
Su`per*sa"li*en*cy (?), n. The act of leaping on anything. [Obs.] Sir
T. Browne.
Su`per*sa"li*ent (?), a. [Pref. super- + L. saliens p. pr. of salire to
leap.] Leaping upon. [Obs.]
Su`per*salt" (?), n. (Chem.) An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under
Salt, n.
Su`per*sat"u*rate (?), v. t. To add to beyond saturation; as, to
supersaturate a solution.
Su`per*sat`u*ra"tion (?), n. The operation of supersaturating, or the
state of being supersaturated.
Su`per*scribe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superscribed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Superscribing.] [L. superscribere, superscriptum; super over +
scribere to write. See Super-, and Scribe.] To write or engrave (a
name, address, inscription, or the like) on the top or surface; to
write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of
(anything); as, to superscribe a letter.
Su"per*script (?), n. Superscription. [Obs.] "I will overglance the
superscript." Shak.
Su`per*scrip"tion (?), n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.] 1. The
act of superscribing.
2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above
something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the
like. Holland.
The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of
the Jews.
Mark xv. 26.
3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word
recipe (Take) or the sign &?;.
Su`per*sec"u*lar (?), a. Being above the world, or secular things. Bp.
Hall.
Su`per*sede" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superseded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Superseding.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to sit above, be superior
to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: cf. F. superséder. See
Sit, and cf. Surcease.] 1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to
replace.
2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to
supersede an officer.
3. To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by
coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to
suspend; to stay.
Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural
motion.
Bentley.