superpose
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
V. cover; superpose, superimpose; overlay, overspread; wrap &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
We may give isolated single taps or superpose a series in rapid succession according as the wheel is rotated slow or fast.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
Which being cast out again superpose coals, and blowing for a long time, as at first, again uncover it, and then do as you did before.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
On restoring the wire to its original place, it will be extremely flexible, and we may now superpose several contrary polarities under contrary torsions, as already described.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various
It will come from one side of this partition to superpose itself on the hydrostatic pressure, which latter must have the same value on both sides.
From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Lucien Poincaré
Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2021
This is further supported by the dust lanes superposed on the host nucleus17, 61.
From Nature ● Oct. 15, 2017
The electromagnetic field then transferred information about its superposed phases to the atom.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 9, 2012
Slender baluster-shaped columns support a drawer and three superposed tablets.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2011
This is particularly striking when two gratings or even two ordinary fly-screens are superposed.
From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh
When they do so, the pairs start behaving like a single particle, superposing proclivities and all.
From Economist ● Feb. 23, 2012
Various colors may be obtained by superposing or intimately mixing the colors.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
INTERFERENCE.—The crossing or superposing of two sets of electric waves of the same or slightly different lengths which tend to oppose each other.
From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins
The dovetail joint is also made by first laying out and cutting the members having the pins, and then superposing this on the piece to be dovetailed, and scribing around the pins.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
The melodies emerged from the symphonic depths, developing, interrupting, superposing, mingling, melting into one another, dissolving, disappearing to again appear.
From The Literature of Ecstasy by Albert Mordell
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word