different between superimpose vs reflect
superimpose
English
Etymology
super- +? impose
Verb
superimpose (third-person singular simple present superimposes, present participle superimposing, simple past and past participle superimposed)
- To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
- He superimposed the company logo over the image.
- (geology) To establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.
Translations
See also
- superpose
- impose
superimpose From the web:
- what superimposed the image on the text
- what superimposed mean
- what superimposed boundary
- what superimposed preeclampsia
- what's superimposed drainage
- superimpose what does it mean
- what is superimposed load
- what is superimposed pneumonia
reflect
English
Etymology
From Old French reflecter (“to bend back, turn back”), from Latin reflect? (“I reflect”), from re- (“again”) + flect? (“I bend, I curve”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fl?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
reflect (third-person singular simple present reflects, present participle reflecting, simple past and past participle reflected)
- (transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
- A mirror reflects the light that shines on it.
- (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
- The moonlight reflected from the surface of water.
- (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
- The shop window reflected his image as he walked past.
- (intransitive) To be mirrored.
- His image reflected from the shop window as he walked past.
- (transitive) To agree with; to closely follow.
- Entries in English dictionaries aim to reflect common usage.
- (transitive) To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
- The team's victory reflects the Captain's abilities.
- The teacher's ability reflects well on the school.
- (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
- 1985, Justin Richards, Option Lock, page 229:
- Not for the first time, he reflected that it was not so much the speeches that strained the nerves as the palaver that went with them.
- 1985, Justin Richards, Option Lock, page 229:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ponder
Derived terms
Translations
reflect From the web:
- what reflects light
- what reflection
- what reflects all colors
- what reflects energy from the sun in the atmosphere
- what reflects infrared light
- what reflects sunlight
- what reflects heat
- what reflects sound
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