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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessobreponível
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so.bɾe.puˈni.vɛw
"As duas imagens são sobreponíveis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Capable of being placed over something else so that both coincide or match exactly.
"In geometry, two figures are congruent if they are superimposable upon each other." - 2
Describing molecules or structures that can be placed on top of their mirror images in such a way that all parts correspond.
"Unlike its chiral counterpart, this molecule possesses a plane of symmetry and is superimposable on its mirror image."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'superimpose', formed from the Latin prefix 'super-' (meaning 'above' or 'over') combined with 'impose', originating from Latin 'imponere'. The suffix '-able' was added in the 19th century to denote capability, largely coming into prominent scientific and geometric use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Superimposable" is said worldwide
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superposable
Transliteration: sy.pɛʁ.pa.zabl
"Ces deux triangles sont superposables."
deckungsgleich
Transliteration: dɛkʊŋsˌɡlaɪç
"Die beiden geometrischen Formen sind deckungsgleich."
sovrapponibile
Transliteration: so.vrap.poˈni.bi.le
"Le due figure geometriche sono sovrapponibili."
superponible
Transliteration: su.peɾ.poˈni.βle
"Las dos formas geométricas son superponibles."
sobreponível
Transliteration: so.bɾe.puˈni.vɛw
"As duas imagens são sobreponíveis."
अध्यारोपणीय
Transliteration: adhyaropaniya
"ये दोनों आकृतियाँ अध्यारोपणीय हैं।"
可重合的
Transliteration: kě chónghé de
"这两个图形是可重合的。"
포개어 놓을 수 있는
Transliteration: pogae-eo noh-eul su issneun
"두 도형은 완전히 포개어 놓을 수 있습니다."
重ね合わせられる
Transliteration: kasanewaserareru
"この二つの図形は重ね合わせられます。"
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