subterpositionn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbtəpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsəbtərpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: subter- prefix, position n.

Etymology: < subter- prefix + position n., after superposition n. Compare French subterposition (1807 or earlier). Compare later subterpose v.

Chiefly Geology. Now rare.

The placing or deposition of one thing, esp. a stratum, beneath another; a lower position.In quot. 1896 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > action of placing under

underputtingc1440

undersettingc1440

subterposition1828

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [noun] > putting underneath

subterposition1828

1828 P. J. Martin Geol. Mem. W. Sussex 16 The order of superposition, or rather of subterposition, of the strata, and the division and subdivisions intended to be made, are..Alluvium [etc.].

1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 388 Subterposition in the plutonic, like superposition in the sedimentary rocks, being..characteristic of a newer age.

1851 W. E. Gladstone Let. to Manning 26 Jan. in Corr. Church & Relig. (1910) I. 359 It will bring about a great shifting of parts, much super- and much subter-position.

1896 T. Common tr. F. Nietzsche Case Wagner in Wks. XI. 45 One has to tell the Wagnerians a hundred times to their face what the theatre is:—always just something in subterposition to art.

1900 Amer. Geol. 25 125 All appearances of subter-position must be interpreted in some way consistent with the later date, and normal superposition of that sandstone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subterposition
释义	subterpositionn. Brit. /ˌsʌbtəpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəbtərpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: subter- prefix, position n. Etymology: < subter- prefix + position n., after superposition n. Compare French subterposition (1807 or earlier). Compare later subterpose v. Chiefly Geology. Now rare. The placing or deposition of one thing, esp. a stratum, beneath another; a lower position.In quot. 1896 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > action of placing under underputtingc1440 undersettingc1440 subterposition1828 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [noun] > putting underneath subterposition1828 1828 P. J. Martin Geol. Mem. W. Sussex 16 The order of superposition, or rather of subterposition, of the strata, and the division and subdivisions intended to be made, are..Alluvium [etc.]. 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 388 Subterposition in the plutonic, like superposition in the sedimentary rocks, being..characteristic of a newer age. 1851 W. E. Gladstone Let. to Manning 26 Jan. in Corr. Church & Relig. (1910) I. 359 It will bring about a great shifting of parts, much super- and much subter-position. 1896 T. Common tr. F. Nietzsche Case Wagner in Wks. XI. 45 One has to tell the Wagnerians a hundred times to their face what the theatre is:—always just something in subterposition to art. 1900 Amer. Geol. 25 125 All appearances of subter-position must be interpreted in some way consistent with the later date, and normal superposition of that sandstone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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