Part 984

Su`per*pol"i*tic (?), a. More than politic; above or exceeding policy. Milton.

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Su`per*pon"der*ate (?), v. t. To wiegh over and above. [Obs.]

Su`per*pos"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being superposed, as one figure upon another.

Su`per*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Superposing.] [F. superposer. See Super- , and Pose.] 1. To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another.

2. (Geom.) To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner that all the parts of the one coincide with the parts of the other; as, to superpose one plane figure on another.

Su`per*po*si"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. superposition. See Super-, and Position.] The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as, the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane figure on another, in geometry.

Su`per*praise" (?), v. t. To praise to excess.

To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts.

Shak.

Su`per*pro*por"tion (?), n. Overplus or excess of proportion. Sir K. Digby.

Su`per*pur*ga"tion (?), n. Excessive purgation. Wiseman.

Su`per*re*flec"tion (?), n. The reflection of a reflected image or sound. [R.] Bacon.

Su`per*re"gal (?), a. More than regal; worthy of one greater than a king. Waterland.

Su`per*re*ward" (?), v. t. To reward to an excessive degree. Bacon.

Su`per*roy"al (?), a. Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size of printing and writing paper. See the Note under Paper, n.

Su`per*sa"cral (?), a. (Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.

Su`per*sa"li*en*cy (?), n. The act of leaping on anything. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Su`per*sa"li*ent (?), a. [Pref. super- + L. saliens p. pr. of salire to leap.] Leaping upon. [Obs.]

Su`per*salt" (?), n. (Chem.) An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n.

Su`per*sat"u*rate (?), v. t. To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution.

Su`per*sat`u*ra"tion (?), n. The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated.

Su`per*scribe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superscribed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Superscribing.] [L. superscribere, superscriptum; super over + scribere to write. See Super-, and Scribe.] To write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the like) on the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of (anything); as, to superscribe a letter.

Su"per*script (?), n. Superscription. [Obs.] "I will overglance the superscript." Shak.

Su`per*scrip"tion (?), n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.] 1. The act of superscribing.

2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. Holland.

The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews.

Mark xv. 26.