SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superposition principle mean? 

• SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE (noun)
  The noun SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE has 1 sense:

1. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest

  Familiarity information: SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

principle of superposition; superposition; superposition principle

Hypernyms ("superposition principle" is a kind of...):

principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)