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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

superposition principle
    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]