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[welnny]

Dear Teachers:

I studied a book about optics.
And I found this word "superposition".
I didn't find this word from dictionary.

Could you tell me what this word mean?

Thank you very much.

[buddhaheart]

I am surprised you couldn�t find "superposition" in your dictionary. It�s in all dictionaries I own or can get a hand on. It means �superposing� or �being superposed.� To superpose is to superimpose or place one figure on another so that the two coincide.

[welnny]

I tried to use different dictionaries and found this words.
I could figure out its meaning.

Thanks for your explanation.