principle of superposition

Questions about principle of superposition

What does principle of superposition mean?

principle of superposition means "(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for principle of superposition?

Close synonyms include superposition principle, superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is principle of superposition a common word?

principle of superposition is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.