superimposed adj 1: placed on or over something else; "an overlying image" [syn: {overlying}, {superimposed}] 2: with one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks" [syn: {layered}, {superimposed}]
Superimpose \Su`per*im*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superimposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superimposing}.] To lay or impose on something else; as, a stratum of earth superimposed on another stratum. -- {Su`per*im`po*si"tion}, n. [1913 Webster]