superimposedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːp(ə)rᵻmˈpəʊzd/,

/ˌsjuːp(ə)rᵻmˈpəʊzd/, U.S.

/ˌsup(ə)rᵻmˈpoʊzd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superimpose v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < superimpose v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Of a thing: placed or laid on top of something else; (of two or more things, now esp. images) imposed one upon another, typically so that both are still evident.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [adjective] > placed upon

onlaid1674

superimposed1783

superposed1805

1783 tr. J. Elmgren Bot. Terms in tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. (1785) I. p. xxxiii Imbricated,..covered with various superimposed scales.

1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 118 The various alterations of the fundamental figures..are named superimposed, when they occur in the same part of the fundamental figure, and when the first alteration is modified by a second.

1832 W. Gell Pompeiana I. vi. 109 To bear the superimposed weight.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 148 The curious variations in the adjustments of the superimposed shafts.

1879 H. George Progress & Poverty (1881) v. i. 252 Imagine a pyramid composed of superimposed layers.

1948 Life 6 Sept. 43/2 (caption) Paul Whiteman conducts his orchestra in trick superimposed shot.

1987 Burlington Mag. Nov. 765/2 A..night-scene in water-colour..dominated by a superimposed spider's-web radiation in ink.

2009 N.Y. Times Mag. 9 Aug. 12/1 A popular genre of humorous cat photos in which superimposed captions sport playfully poor grammar and spelling.

b. Physical Geography. Of a stream, valley, or drainage pattern: following a course which is independent of the underlying rock structure, typically having been determined by strata which have been removed by erosion. Cf. antecedent adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [adjective] > other types

subsidiary1826

V-shaped1835

diaclinal1874

anaclinal1875

antecedent1875

cataclinal1875

consequent1875

superimposed1875

epigenetic1888

subsequent1889

insequent1897

oversteepened1900

re-entrant1901

1875 J. W. Powell Explor. Colorado River (Smithsonian Inst.) 166 The beds in which the streams had their origin..have been swept away. I propose to call such superimposed valleys.

1898 I. C. Russell River Devel. vii. 245 A drainage system inherited in this manner by one geological terrane from another is said to be superimposed.

1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xxiii. 383 Streams..cutting their way through the mantle of alluvium..and then into the underlying rocks, during earlier Tertiary time, thus causing them to become superimposed streams.

2001 E. A. Simmons in B. Green & W. Vos Threatened Landscapes ix. 105 The most recent explanation [of the drainage pattern of the Weald] is founded on the idea of antecedent drainage, that is superimposed drainage from a cover of strata now destroyed.

2. figurative. That has been added on top of, and coexists with, something else.

ΚΠ

1835 Monthly Rev. Mar. 390 The Protestant will..say, our ancestors were but ridding the establishment of the superimposed errors and follies of Catholicism.

1850 E. B. Denison Rudimentary Treat. Clock & Watch Making i. lxxvi. 104 Communicating a secondary or superimposed motion to the hands.

1925 Man 25 30 The rising generation with its veneer of mission teaching and the rudiments of a super-imposed education.

1946 P. R. Kibbe Lat. Americans in Texas iii. v. 43 The villages..are faithful to their Indian crafts, festivals, and mode of life, upon all of which the superimposed culture of the conquerors..rests lightly as a decorative veneer.

2010 K. Versteegh in R. Hickey Handbk. Lang. Contact iv. xxxi. 637 Lexical items from their own language..which are not understood by the speakers of the superimposed language.

3. Placed in a superior position; imposed over someone or something as a higher authority.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank

higheOE

stern of slatec1300

greatc1325

differentc1384

excellentc1400

haught1470

upper1477

elevate?1504

of sort1606

sublime1606

eminenta1616

exalted1623

elevated1665

uppish1797

ranking1847

high-up1848

high-ranking1850

superimposed1861

salt1868

top-ranking1936

1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 90 The strong Norman yoke and the superimposed Norman nobility crushed Angle and Dane and Saxon into Englishmen.

1946 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 36 91 A tribal name may derive from a noble—superimposed—leader, rather than from the inconspicuous and perhaps enslaved commoners.

2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 13 Nov. The company's two main business units..had their own chief executives, he said, and ‘there is no need for a superimposed chief executive.’

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

单词	superimposed
释义	superimposedadj. Brit. /ˌsuːp(ə)rᵻmˈpəʊzd/, /ˌsjuːp(ə)rᵻmˈpəʊzd/, U.S. /ˌsup(ə)rᵻmˈpoʊzd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superimpose v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < superimpose v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Of a thing: placed or laid on top of something else; (of two or more things, now esp. images) imposed one upon another, typically so that both are still evident. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [adjective] > placed upon onlaid1674 superimposed1783 superposed1805 1783 tr. J. Elmgren Bot. Terms in tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. (1785) I. p. xxxiii Imbricated,..covered with various superimposed scales. 1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 118 The various alterations of the fundamental figures..are named superimposed, when they occur in the same part of the fundamental figure, and when the first alteration is modified by a second. 1832 W. Gell Pompeiana I. vi. 109 To bear the superimposed weight. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 148 The curious variations in the adjustments of the superimposed shafts. 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty (1881) v. i. 252 Imagine a pyramid composed of superimposed layers. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 43/2 (caption) Paul Whiteman conducts his orchestra in trick superimposed shot. 1987 Burlington Mag. Nov. 765/2 A..night-scene in water-colour..dominated by a superimposed spider's-web radiation in ink. 2009 N.Y. Times Mag. 9 Aug. 12/1 A popular genre of humorous cat photos in which superimposed captions sport playfully poor grammar and spelling. b. Physical Geography. Of a stream, valley, or drainage pattern: following a course which is independent of the underlying rock structure, typically having been determined by strata which have been removed by erosion. Cf. antecedent adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [adjective] > other types subsidiary1826 V-shaped1835 diaclinal1874 anaclinal1875 antecedent1875 cataclinal1875 consequent1875 superimposed1875 epigenetic1888 subsequent1889 insequent1897 oversteepened1900 re-entrant1901 1875 J. W. Powell Explor. Colorado River (Smithsonian Inst.) 166 The beds in which the streams had their origin..have been swept away. I propose to call such superimposed valleys. 1898 I. C. Russell River Devel. vii. 245 A drainage system inherited in this manner by one geological terrane from another is said to be superimposed. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xxiii. 383 Streams..cutting their way through the mantle of alluvium..and then into the underlying rocks, during earlier Tertiary time, thus causing them to become superimposed streams. 2001 E. A. Simmons in B. Green & W. Vos Threatened Landscapes ix. 105 The most recent explanation [of the drainage pattern of the Weald] is founded on the idea of antecedent drainage, that is superimposed drainage from a cover of strata now destroyed. 2. figurative. That has been added on top of, and coexists with, something else. ΚΠ 1835 Monthly Rev. Mar. 390 The Protestant will..say, our ancestors were but ridding the establishment of the superimposed errors and follies of Catholicism. 1850 E. B. Denison Rudimentary Treat. Clock & Watch Making i. lxxvi. 104 Communicating a secondary or superimposed motion to the hands. 1925 Man 25 30 The rising generation with its veneer of mission teaching and the rudiments of a super-imposed education. 1946 P. R. Kibbe Lat. Americans in Texas iii. v. 43 The villages..are faithful to their Indian crafts, festivals, and mode of life, upon all of which the superimposed culture of the conquerors..rests lightly as a decorative veneer. 2010 K. Versteegh in R. Hickey Handbk. Lang. Contact iv. xxxi. 637 Lexical items from their own language..which are not understood by the speakers of the superimposed language. 3. Placed in a superior position; imposed over someone or something as a higher authority. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank higheOE stern of slatec1300 greatc1325 differentc1384 excellentc1400 haught1470 upper1477 elevate?1504 of sort1606 sublime1606 eminenta1616 exalted1623 elevated1665 uppish1797 ranking1847 high-up1848 high-ranking1850 superimposed1861 salt1868 top-ranking1936 1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 90 The strong Norman yoke and the superimposed Norman nobility crushed Angle and Dane and Saxon into Englishmen. 1946 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 36 91 A tribal name may derive from a noble—superimposed—leader, rather than from the inconspicuous and perhaps enslaved commoners. 2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 13 Nov. The company's two main business units..had their own chief executives, he said, and ‘there is no need for a superimposed chief executive.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1783
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