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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest;
[syn: principle of superposition, superposition principle, superposition]

2. the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point;
- Example: "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light"
[syn: principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

principle of superposition n 1: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest [syn: principle of superposition, superposition principle, superposition] 2: the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light" [syn: principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition]