suprapositionn.

Brit.

/ˌsuːprəpəˈzɪʃn/,

/ˌsjuːprəpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈˌsuprəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

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

Etymology: < supra- prefix + position n. Compare earlier superposition n. and foreign-language forms cited at that entry.Compare also post-classical Latin suprapositio, attested in unrelated senses: ‘time of access of chronic disorders’ (5th cent.), ‘(in logic) relation of superiority’ (13th cent. in a British source).

1. Geometry. = superposition n. 1a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [noun] > action or process > moving or drawing figure

application1570

inscription1570

superposition1656

supraposition1712

1712 J. Ozanam Cursus Mathematicus 25 As the Demonstrations which depend on the Supraposition (or placing) of one Line upon another, do not equally please all, we shall demonstrate the Propositions that follow in another Method.

1788 in E. H. Barker Parriana (1829) II. 64 Coincidence can only be proved by supraposition.

1853 T. S. Davies & S. Fenwick Elemen. Course Math. II. v. 186 When supraposition became an effective step, the plane of one triangle might be turned over, and its faces thereby inverted.

1902 T. Smith Euclid, his Life & Syst. viii. 101 Mr. Dodgson objects to the proof of the first case of Euc. I. 26 by supraposition.

2. The action of placing one thing above or on top of another; the fact of being positioned in this way; (also) an instance of this. Cf. superposition n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [noun]

overlyingc1425

supraposition1812

1812 Gen. Repository Oct. 338 Stratification, relative situation, and relative heights or supraposition.

1855 T. R. Jones Aquarian Naturalist 9 Their..steady supraposition upon each other should ensure..stability.

1907 A. H. Ferguson Technic Mod. Operations for Hernia 297 The additional security of closure obtained by the supraposition on the bone sutures of a plane of fascial sutures.

1995 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 85 120 Its fractures, faults, subsidences and suprapositions..having occurred later.

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

单词	supraposition
释义	suprapositionn. Brit. /ˌsuːprəpəˈzɪʃn/, /ˌsjuːprəpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌsuprəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: supra- prefix, position n. Etymology: < supra- prefix + position n. Compare earlier superposition n. and foreign-language forms cited at that entry.Compare also post-classical Latin suprapositio, attested in unrelated senses: ‘time of access of chronic disorders’ (5th cent.), ‘(in logic) relation of superiority’ (13th cent. in a British source). 1. Geometry. = superposition n. 1a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [noun] > action or process > moving or drawing figure application1570 inscription1570 superposition1656 supraposition1712 1712 J. Ozanam Cursus Mathematicus 25 As the Demonstrations which depend on the Supraposition (or placing) of one Line upon another, do not equally please all, we shall demonstrate the Propositions that follow in another Method. 1788 in E. H. Barker Parriana (1829) II. 64 Coincidence can only be proved by supraposition. 1853 T. S. Davies & S. Fenwick Elemen. Course Math. II. v. 186 When supraposition became an effective step, the plane of one triangle might be turned over, and its faces thereby inverted. 1902 T. Smith Euclid, his Life & Syst. viii. 101 Mr. Dodgson objects to the proof of the first case of Euc. I. 26 by supraposition. 2. The action of placing one thing above or on top of another; the fact of being positioned in this way; (also) an instance of this. Cf. superposition n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [noun] overlyingc1425 supraposition1812 1812 Gen. Repository Oct. 338 Stratification, relative situation, and relative heights or supraposition. 1855 T. R. Jones Aquarian Naturalist 9 Their..steady supraposition upon each other should ensure..stability. 1907 A. H. Ferguson Technic Mod. Operations for Hernia 297 The additional security of closure obtained by the supraposition on the bone sutures of a plane of fascial sutures. 1995 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 85 120 Its fractures, faults, subsidences and suprapositions..having occurred later. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1712
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