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A series of motors rotates thin superposed discs of sapphire that support and turn the hands. Special Report: Watches: Magic in the Timing 2010-03-17T20:20:00Z
Soon after, Mark Rothko’s “Untitled,” superposed blazing red rectangles with blurry edges that are set off by narrow darker frames, dazzled the room. Contemporary Art Auction Reels in $190 Million 2010-05-13T11:00:00Z
More surprisingly, Indian architecture, which was only beginning to become widely known through watercolors, has left its imprint on the superposed lintels supported by the pillars. Art Review: John Martin's Greatness and High Kitsch 2011-09-30T11:30:09Z
Most remarkably, an auction record was set for Cy Twombly with one of his compositions in which rhythmical scribbling runs in superposed rows on dark ground. Auctions: Andy Warhol and a Teddy Bear Steal the Show at Christie's 2011-05-12T11:30:06Z
Later, Mark Rothko’s superposed red rectangles blazed their way to $31.44 million. A New Era for Postwar and Contemporary Art 2010-05-14T11:30:00Z
The technology is based on quantum bits, or qubits, that can be 'superposed' on each other, exponentially increasing the amount of information that can be processed. IBM partners with Canadian province of Quebec in quantum computing push 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z
Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world. New internet woven from ‘spooky’ quantum links could supercharge science and commerce 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z
Quantum computers, in contrast, traffic in qubits, which are constructed out of superposed particles that embody numerous states simultaneously. Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype? 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z
Would humans see a difference in the photon counts on the left versus the right when perceiving superposed photons as compared with photons in classical states? The Human Eye Could Help Test Quantum Mechanics 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
Subatomic entities exist in a probabilistic limbo of many possible “superposed” states until they are brought into focus by the act of measurement. Do Our Questions Create the World? 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z
This is further supported by the dust lanes superposed on the host nucleus17, 61. Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z
Earlier proposals, from Richard Feynman and from Markus Aspelmeyer's group, instead use a single superposed mass and a classical test mass as a probe. Quantum gravity: Quantum effects in the gravitational field : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z
The time dilation created by these gravitational effects thus becomes superposed, too. Time may be fuzzy. If so, the idea of causality may be in trouble 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z
Crucially, when the superposed photon lands on an eye, GRW would predict ever-so-slightly different photon counts for the left and the right sides of the eye than does standard quantum mechanics. The Human Eye Could Help Test Quantum Mechanics 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
Their superposed states are delicate and the slightest intrusion from outside—a stray electromagnetic wave or a tiny change in temperature—can make those states vanish prematurely. Now try this 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z
Its possible states, zero and one, are, in the jargon, superposed—meaning that to some degree the qubit is in one of these states, and to some degree it is in the other. A little bit, better 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z
Proper motion — the result of a star's actual movement through space perpendicular to the line of sight — will show up as a steady sideways drift in the star's position, superposed on its annual side-to-side motion. Astrometry: Europe's star power 2013-10-02T17:20:36.123Z
Such a device would be able to carry out many calculations in parallel, with each of the superposed states acting as part of the calculation. The 2012 Nobel prizes: Good eggs 2012-10-11T15:07:28Z
The Rydberg atom transferred its superposed state to the resident electromagnetic field, putting it into a superposition of two different phase, or vibrational, states. Bringing Schrödinger s Cat to Life 2012-10-09T18:15:11.620Z
When in the same quarry these two epochs are found, the remains of the second age are always superposed over those of the bronze age. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z
Those superposed probabilities can, moreover, rise and fall with time. A little bit, better 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z
The two sets of coils are wound side by side or superposed or otherwise placed in well-known ways to bring them into the most effective relations to one another and to the core. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z
Their periods are quite regular, but there are two or more maxima and minima of light in each period, as if the variation were caused by superposed relations in some way. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z
The electromagnetic field then transferred information about its superposed phases to the atom. Bringing Schrödinger s Cat to Life 2012-10-09T18:15:11.620Z
Then she drew a deep breath, and her nostrils turned a little pale; but the superposed roses of her cheeks bloomed on, independent of her ebbing blood and sickening heart. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z
If a rod be placed in the path of these two beams when they are superposed, each beam will throw a shadow of the rod upon the screen. Colour Measurement and Mixture 2012-02-27T03:00:13.987Z
When they do so, the pairs start behaving like a single particle, superposing proclivities and all. Quantum computing: An uncertain future 2012-02-23T17:07:45Z
It is an ancestral larval form, corresponding perhaps to the stages immediately succeeding the trochophore in the development of Annelids, but with some of the later-acquired Crustacean characters superposed upon it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z
Researchers have proposed and demonstrated several technologies exploiting entangled and superposed quantum states, such as . Bringing Schrödinger s Cat to Life 2012-10-09T18:15:11.620Z
The clergy separates itself from the laity and superposes itself upon it as the necessary intermediary between earth and heaven. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z
A second arrangement consists in superposing the end of the exhaust-pipe upon a casing of suitable size, which casing is partitioned off by several perforated baffle-plates. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z
When a voltage is applied to this sandwich, the whole lot becomes a quantum system capable of existing in superposed states. Quantum computing: An uncertain future 2012-02-23T17:07:45Z
The discussion of the small oscillation superposed on the state of steady motion requisite for stability is given in the next paragraph. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z
The spools upon which the coils are wound are usually insulated with several layers of paper preparations; a thickness217 of one-tenth of an inch made up of several superposed layers is generally sufficient. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z
In other words, they are not superposed, as in the human species, but juxtaposed. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
Three garlands of little figures, angels, kings, and saints, covered with openwork canopies, ran through three arches superposed over the three portals. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z
There is not space here to detail how, by another current superposed upon those referred to already, the receiving-pen is made to dip itself periodically into the inkwell at the will of the sender. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z
Which being cast out again superpose coals, and blowing for a long time, as at first, again uncover it, and then do as you did before. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z
At least during the later glacial periods the hypothesis must explain numerous climatic epochs and stages superposed upon a single general period of continental upheaval. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
There would be no reason, for example, why an angle should not be constructed equal to a given angle by superposing the given angle on another part of the plane. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
Dissymmet′ric, -al, of similar shape, but not capable of being superposed, as right and left hand gloves, crystals with different optical properties, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z
The dam, according to these plans, is not to be merely superposed upon the surface, as originally proposed in 1905. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z
Artists generally represent the old clothesman with three, and sometimes four, hats, superposed one above the other. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z
Then produce upwards on either side, after the width of the superposed squares, right lines to meet the sides of the oblique set square. Of the Just Shaping of Letters 2011-08-18T02:00:25.350Z
Now it is the same thing with symmetric spherical triangles; we cannot superpose them. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
Since firm texture is what is wanted, not embroidery or superposed ornament, beauty has been well defined as the purgation of superfluities. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z
The refuse of all ages is superposed, like the leaves of a book, one stratum above another in orderly succession. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z
They conceived a heaven of glass composed of eight or ten superposed layers, something like so many skins in an onion. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z
Distortion of a square due to superposed lines 61 26. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
She took up the sheet of paper again, and with the tears falling down her cheeks, she read the postscript which was superposed, as it were, on to the first. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z
Normally, the parts of successive whorls alternate; but in some cases we find the parts of one whorl opposite or superposed to those of the next whorl. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
In Part II., attention was directed to a point on the American side of the river, just below this bridge, where the disintegration of the shale and abrasion of the superposed rock is strikingly exhibited. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z
The insights may be superposed one on the other. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z
The eyes are in motion most of the time, hence, certain effects of an illusory nature may be superposed upon stationary objects. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
What if you were to superpose the afterimage of the hand on your hand and wiggle your fingers? The Ghost Hand Illusion 2011-03-14T13:15:06.140Z
As a rule, whenever we find the parts of one whorl superposed on those of another we may suspect some abnormality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
The medieval battlemented walls superposed on it are picturesque. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z
Pasteur found that the paratartrates were composed of crystals that were dissymmetrical--that is, whose image reflected in a mirror cannot be superposed on the crystal itself. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z
A similar result is found on superposing a blue filter upon the purple one. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
Then the nomads came in from the regions of seasonal grass and seasonal migrations and superposed their own characteristics and often their own language on the primitive civilization. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z
The melodies emerged from the symphonic depths, developing, interrupting, superposing, mingling, melting into one another, dissolving, disappearing to again appear. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z
Built up in superposed layers, of the finest quality of thoroughly seasoned hardwoods, pegged & glued together. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z
It cannot be superposed on the hand of which it is the reflection any more than the left hand can be superposed on the right and have corresponding parts occupy corresponding places. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z
Distortion of a circle due to superposed lines 62 27. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
The method for superposing the two spaces on one another was deduced by Sir David Brewster in 1856, but he does not appear to have dealt with the problem of range-finding. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z
They would, I think, show that, upon the large and general motion of the glacier, smaller motions are superposed, as minor oscillations are known to cover parasitically the large ones of a vibrating string. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc.
We have already referred to the reproduction of the Classic orders, superposed as an enrichment of the principal entrance doorways. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"
The mirrored image of some of the crystals could be superposed on certain of the other crystals just as the mirror image of the right hand can be superposed on the actual left hand. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z
Upon these are superposed the numerous psycho-physiological phenomena of color, irradiation, etc. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
The majority of modern machines are biplanes, i.e. with one set of wings superposed on the other and connected by upright wooden members called 'struts'. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide
There seems to be a differential motion of the parts of the glacier in the same longitudinal line; showing that upon the general motion of the glacier smaller local motions are superposed. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc.
By superposing layers of liquid of different concentration and decreasing density, one may obtain knots and swellings in the osmotic growths marking the surfaces of separation of the liquid. The Mechanism of Life
In both, the primitive mode of working through thin plates superposed to form tracery has been adhered to, and the whole of the ironwork has been applied to a wooden framework. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.
This may be superposed upon various backgrounds with striking results. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
Many of these woody fungi persist for several years, and a new layer of pores is superposed on the previous season’s growth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John"
The terrestrial rind—that is, the crust which surrounds the internal fire-ball, of solidified elements and eruptive or sedimentary rocks—consists throughout of layers superposed like the pages of a book. The Tremendous Event
The observed variation of the latitude is the resultant curve arising from two periodic fluctuations superposed upon each other. Astronomical Discovery
The area of coarse till is bounded on the north by a long sinuous esker of coarse gravel terminating in a flat fan, which is superposed on a field of fine till. Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30
This is particularly striking when two gratings or even two ordinary fly-screens are superposed. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
It is composed of a series of rows of saints and apostles, superposed one over the other, until they reach the roof. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville.
His method was to compare its light with that of the sun by an arrangement that resembled a camera obscura, the light from the sun and the flame being repeatedly superposed upon each other. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4.
Suppose two similar and accurately ruled transparent gratings to be superposed in such a manner that the lines are parallel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus"
A stack of pulled cotton is formed by superposing thin layers from different bales, and when completed the cotton is drawn from top to bottom of the stack. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy"
Now if a red filter be superposed on the purple one only the red light is transmitted. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
First, there was the portrait of one person, then that of this same face with another superposed, then another containing three faces blended, and so on up to eight or nine. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things
Upon these are superposed administrative parole or probation and executive power to pardon. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
He described also the complicated patterns seen when a point of light is viewed through two superposed gratings, whose lines cross one another perpendicularly or obliquely. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus"
Axillary buds superposed, i. e., with a second one just above the first 1b, in AQUIFOLIACEAE, p. The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State
Apparently we have come to estimate distance to some extent through the amount of blurring and tinting superposed upon the distant scene. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
But if we superpose the pure spectral colours on a screen, the resulting colours are quite 729 different. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher"
The flexible cuirasses, formed by several thicknesses of superposed linen, or those of leather, decorated with nails, were defensive arms which the Celtiberian never laid aside, not even when in bed. Sónnica
The only assumption here involved is the evidently legitimate one that, when two systems of variously distributed motion at the lamina are superposed, the corresponding motions in front are superposed also. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus"
The superposed columns contain from 20 to 50 compartments of a width of 2� or 3 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
The height of fall was measured by superposing the hole in the moving screen upon that in the fixed one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
It consisted of mounds composed of superposed platforms, either square or oblong, forming cones or pyramids, their angles at times, their faces at others, facing exactly the cardinal points. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa
If now these superposed strata throughout a depth of four miles, are without fossils, though the strata over which they lie prove that life had commenced; what becomes of Sir R. Murchison's inference? Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I
From the veranda, rising majestically in bold relief against the sky, is to be seen the most interesting and best preserved monument of Aké, composed of three platforms superposed. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries
Hence any acceleration given by such a spring would, like the action of gravity, be harmonic, and it is an analytical principle that harmonic motions superposed on one another still remain harmonic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
Here we have the four categories of time, place, species, and form; by superposing, then, we obtain divisions of smaller extent. Introduction to the Study of History
As the need for this diminished, two large additional rooms were gained by raising the central wall a story, and superposing a flat, lead roof. Memorials of Old London Volume I
From the strata there forming, its remains will disappear; they will be absent from some of the superposed strata; and will be found in strata higher up. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I
It is superposed upon all periodic changes, and, though it seems smaller than they, it is more inexorable. Pioneers of Science
The effect is just as if the equatorial belt were superposed upon, or passed through, the filamentary structure. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
The luster of a pearl is then not purely a surface luster in the usual sense of that term, but it is a luster due to many superposed surfaces. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
The Tour de Constance is of extraordinary girth and solidity, divided into three superposed circular chambers, with very fine vaults, which are lighted by embrasures of prodigious depth, converging to windows little larger than loopholes. A Little Tour of France
Often they are faulted and folded and mashed to such an extent that it is difficult to go behind the superposed structural features to the original conditions in order to work out the geologic history. The Economic Aspect of Geology
Observation through the eikonometer shows its micrometer scale superposed on the image of the stage micrometer. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.
This project, successfully carried out between 1854 and 1857, had another and still larger one superposed upon it before it had even begun to be executed. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
It is at the latter that the two superposed lines are connected by the circular inclined plane. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
Most conspicuous was the Kinkaku-ji, or golden pavilion shrine, so called because its interior was gilt, the gold foil being thickly superposed on lacquer varnish. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
Seldom is a workable coal bed entirely alone; there are likely to be several superposed and overlapping seams of coal, separated by sandstones, shales, or other rocks. The Economic Aspect of Geology
Still older is the term trap, which is derived from a Swedish word meaning "a stair," for in many places superposed sheets of basalt weather with well-marked step-like or terraced features. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
Had simple incandescence by heat been in question, the effect would have been different; the two spectra would have been superposed without prejudice to either. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
If we look at these folds from below in an oblique direction, we shall see them superposed upon one another in such a way as to represent figures that recall a human profile. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
One of the two parallel lines is often superposed as exactly as possible upon the track of the old canal. The Story of the Heavens
These characteristics of the country rock, however, are likely to be masked at the outcrop by later weathering, which superposes a kaolinic or clayey alteration. The Economic Aspect of Geology
Thus when a Byzantine draughtsman puts his figures in what look to us as superposed tiers, he is merely trying to convey their existence behind one another on a common level. The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics
Otherwise they would have been superposed, not juxtaposed. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
Corolla cylindrical, somewhat incurved, cleft to the middle in 6 parts, 3 external, acute and superposed on the others, obtuse at the apex and of different color. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
The sodium lines are sometimes both widened and doubly reversed—that is, on the thick dark line a bright line is superposed. The Story of the Heavens
To modify the laws so as to take care of situations where vertically superposed beds are owned by different parties, preventing the proper mining of the coal by either party. The Economic Aspect of Geology
He superposes on the determinism of physical phenomena the indeterminism of human actions, and, consequently, on time-length a time in which there is invention, creation, true succession. Creative Evolution
A fire-place, constructed properly for burning them, should be shallow, not admitting of more than two or three layers being superposed. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel
Taking, however, due account of the central mathematical phenomena, on which, as it seems to me, the whole edifice is superposed, there remains a great variety of marked psychical idiosyncrasies in the various cases. Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals
Many of the dark lines had a thin bright line superposed in the middle, while on the other hand many of the bright lines had two or three points maxima of brightness. The Story of the Heavens
It will be remembered that the hyperbolic band is the area within which the vibrations from the two foci were superposed. A Study of Recent Earthquakes
On this new ground philosophy ought then to follow science, in order to superpose on scientific truth a knowledge of another kind, which may be called metaphysical. Creative Evolution
In these, behavior is a habit superposed on and fused with the earlier habit of work. Spontaneous Activity in Education
Just as ordinary sounds consist of a number of undulations blended together, so the tidal wave consists of a number of distinct undulations superposed. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon
The involucral spikelets are the longest, in contiguous superposed pairs, about 1/2 inch long, and the rachis of the spike is produced beyond these spikelets. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
To put over or upon; as to superpose one rock upon another. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
But it implies also that qualities can be superposed on each other like magnitudes. Creative Evolution
In the present instance one was not long enough to fill the gap left between the walls, and two were superposed. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I
In this document the dots are placed below the characters, instead of being superposed as described above. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals
The French are no longer superposed on the natives; henceforth there are only English in the English island. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
What has been accomplished is to superpose upon the ancient organic France another arbitrary and administrative France. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889
In a general way, measuring is a wholly human operation, which implies that we really or ideally superpose two objects one on another a certain number of times. Creative Evolution
In this way the weight of the superposed boards tends to keep those under them from warping. Handwork in Wood
All such wave-motions can be produced by superposing a number of simple wave forms. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told
We should thus have a second disharmony superposed upon the first. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles
It is first to be remarked that each of these sets of boundaries is superposed, as it were, on the older sets. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought
Thus the problem of knowledge is complicated, and possibly made insoluble, by the idea that order fills a void and that its actual presence is superposed on its virtual absence. Creative Evolution
The dovetail joint is also made by first laying out and cutting the members having the pins, and then superposing this on the piece to be dovetailed, and scribing around the pins. Handwork in Wood
Five stories of columns entirely cover the façade with their superposed porticos. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two
The effect produced by external light is superposed on this intrinsic light, and certain curious results of this algebraical summation will be noticed later. Response in the Living and Non-Living
It lies north and south, the southern end being supported by three small superposed slabs. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76
On these three superposed stories the three gradual distortions of antique art appear; but, distorted or intact, it is always antique art. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One)
Lay out the drawer front by superposing the dovetailed side, X, on the end of the front, Y, as in a thru dovetail. Handwork in Wood
As to this title, Third Order, it surely had originally a hierarchical sense, upon which little by little a chronological sense has been superposed. Life of St. Francis of Assisi
We may give isolated single taps or superpose a series in rapid succession according as the wheel is rotated slow or fast. Response in the Living and Non-Living
There were more stones in this wall than in the first; mostly there were two, and in some places three, superposed. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76
This corruption of the original name into a genuine Arabic word would furnish another example of a process which is common where one language is superposed upon another, e.g., Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion"
Various colors may be obtained by superposing or intimately mixing the colors. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization
A savage is mainly an animal; but the civilized and highly educated man is an animal on whose elemental nature have been superposed very highly organized mental, moral, and spiritual natures. The Navy as a Fighting Machine
The effect of mechanical stimulus is to produce a transient electro-motive response, which will be superposed algebraically on the existing P.D. Response in the Living and Non-Living
A day came when Germany had to choose between a rigid and ready-made system of unification, mechanically superposed from without, and the unity which comes from within by a natural effort of life. The Meaning of the War Life & Matter in Conflict
Thus, the tangents to a conic are in involution when they are corresponding rays of two protective pencils of the second order superposed upon the same conic, and when they correspond to each other doubly. An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry
A combination of fixed light upon which is superposed a flash or a group of flashes of white or of colored light has been used, but it is in disrepute as being unreliable. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization
These rocks, although superposed like the layers of stones of a wall, must not be confounded together; their dissimilarities are palpable to the least practised eye. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
That part of it which is superposed on the green seldom shows the orange phase, being almost always of a pure straw-yellow. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
As in speech the frequencies vary constantly, many pitches constituting even a single spoken word, so the alternating voice currents are of great varying complexity, and every fundamental frequency has its harmonics superposed. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc.
We get thus two projective point-rows superposed on the same line u, and a moment's reflection serves to show that the point N of intersection u and u' corresponds to itself in the two point-rows. An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry
They are dolmens of ordinary type, except that in some cases the walls are formed not of upright slabs, but of stones roughly superposed one upon another. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders
This covering is composed of enamelled tiles of more than 600 varieties which are not superposed one upon another, but butt together side by side, and form a mosaic rather than a covering of tiles. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890
B. moved the colored figure aside and in its place put one of the desired color, moved the new figure up to the old and there superposed it. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
On this current is superposed the incoming voice currents from a distant station. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc.
On incandescence, luminescence is superposed; and the advantage which might have been expected from the simplicity of the medium vanishes through the complication of the circumstances in which the phenomenon is produced. The New Physics and Its Evolution
We, who formed part of the emblazonry, could only see the design distorted and confused; here crowded, there scattered, at another place superposed. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
In this way twelve helices were superposed, each containing an average length of wire of twenty-seven feet, and all in the same direction. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
The entire front should be defended by a barrage of hand grenades, while the barrage of automatic rifles and rifle grenades is superposed farther to the front, up to 400 yards. Military Instructors Manual
The superposed incoming voice currents will then be able to vary this magnetic field in exactly the same way as in the ordinary receiver. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc.
M. Taminan has demonstrated that amorphous solids may very well, in fact, be regarded as superposed liquids endowed with very great viscosity. The New Physics and Its Evolution
Sandstone formations are found imbedded in all strata, from the lower silurian transition stone to the beds of the tertiary formations, superposed on the chalk. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1
The tulip-tree grows best in warm loam in which there is a mixture of sand and vegetable mould superposed on clay and gravel. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885
But in this fickle and aberrated mind ideas superpose themselves on each other, then pass away, and those which disappear leave their shadow on those which follow. Là-bas
Long, flat strips of sand, superposed indefinitely in indistinct planes, ripple like shadows, and the wind playfully designs huge arabesques on their surfaces. Over Strand and Field
It will come from one side of this partition to superpose itself on the hydrostatic pressure, which latter must have the same value on both sides. The New Physics and Its Evolution
Perfect identity of two genuine signatures is a practical impossibility; if, therefore, two signatures superposed and held against the light completely coincide it is almost certain that one of them is a forgery. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds
The one image is now a vivid yellow, the other a vivid blue, and you notice that where these colours are superposed we have a pure white. Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873
The wire of the induced current is superposed upon the first and presents a large number of spirals. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884
The difference lies in the abundance of superposed arboreal ramifications. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy
During these years Christian theology opposed Roman institutions, and Germanic customs were superposed, until through action and reaction all were blended. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching
Our engraving represents a stereopticon seance, and the draughtsman has well rendered the effect of the two luminous and differently colored fascicles superposed upon the screen. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
On superposing all these curves, a satisfactory agreement was found to exist between them. Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873
In a direction with the radii of these dials there are four superposed levers, each of which is actuated by one of the electros. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884
At first they consist of fleshy joints, superposed upon one another, the joints varying considerably in size and shape. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation
Though the primitive conditions we have above noted with the physiographer remain apparent, indeed usually permanent, cities have none the less their characteristic phases of historic development decipherably superposed. Civics: as Applied Sociology
If we take two transparent stereoscopic images and place each of them in a projection lantern, in such a way that they can be superposed upon the screen, we shall obtain thereby a single image. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
Soon, the kind of goddess superposed on our shadows left our hands and our heads, and that thrill of glory was of no use. Light
Lofty pillars formed of cannon, superposed upon huge mortars as a base, supported the fine ironwork of the arches—real cast-iron lacework. The Moon-Voyage
Branches in clusters; joints ½ in. to 1 in. long, the lower half much thinner than the upper, so that the joints look like a number of superposed, miniature clubs. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation
The vegetable mud is here undergoing rapid decomposition, as there is nothing to stay its progress, and no superposed load of strata confining its resulting products within itself. The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes
The front entrance had no porch; and beneath the door, as stepping-stones of entrance, lay two circular slabs of wood resembling sausage blocks, one half superposed. The Mettle of the Pasture
Movements corresponding to particular sounds may be superposed in slender diaphragms, but this superposition must necessarily be disturbing under all but exceptional circumstances. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887
This stove consists of two or more superposed pipes provided with radiators. Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
Directly superposed to these we find cells which in shape are polyhedral. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
The list of his friends is a long one, and includes, as it were, successive layers, superposed upon each other, from the earliest period of his life. Samuel Johnson
The modern construction is well known, and consists of two cells, each of superposed surfaces with vertical side fins, placed one behind the other and connected by a rod or frame. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship
In this illustrative embodiment the machine is shown as comprising two parallel superposed aeroplanes, 1 and 2, may be embodied in a structure having a single aeroplane. A History of Aeronautics
Lofty pillars formed of cannon, superposed upon huge mortars as a base, supported the fine ironwork of the arches, a perfect piece of cast-iron lacework. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
These two communities are superposed one above the other, always distinct, but regulated by analogous principles. Democracy in America — Volume 2
Later on, Lilienthal abandoned the glider, or elementary form of monoplane, and adopted a system of superposed planes, corresponding to the modern biplane. The Mastery of the Air
It consisted of an oviform body to which were pivoted two upright slats carrying above the body nine long superposed flat blades spaced about one-third of their width apart. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship
That a pair of superposed, or tandem surfaces, has less lift in proportion to drift than either surface separately, even after making allowance for weight and head resistance of the connections.' A History of Aeronautics
A number of Western ideas had been superposed on their unchangeable and fundamental hereditary or social ideas. The Crowd; study of the popular mind
Beyond this vision there faintly glimmered another, as in the children's game of the "magic lantern" a picture is superposed on the white wall before the last one has quite faded. Roderick Hudson
It is well understood here, that by the words Venice, England, we designate not the peoples, but social structures; the oligarchies superposed on nations, and not the nations themselves. Les Misérables
It consisted of three superposed surfaces aggregating 28 square feet and a tail of 8 square feet more. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship
They are not merely very wide and ill-arranged, but they are superposed one abode the other. Yorkshire
An opaque sky, which had a solid air and was made of accumulated, small, horizontal layers, as if one had painted it by superposing pastes of dead colors. Ramuntcho
Her eyes were fixed, but her thoughts were wandering, and an image more vivid than any that Raphael or Titian had drawn had superposed itself upon the canvas. Roderick Hudson
At the moment when the ray of moonlight superposed itself, so to speak, upon that inward radiance, the sleeping Bishop seemed as in a glory. Les Misérables
The next man to test an apparatus with superposed surfaces was Mr. Stringfellow, who, becoming much impressed with Mr. Wenham's proposal, produced a largish model at the exhibition of the Aeronautical Society in 1868. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship
Rows of portholes, covered with thick, stout glass, indicated the location of the superposed decks. The Second Deluge
In the latter, two elements are represented superposed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
In its face are two sets of caves, one superposed over the other. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
These works are superposed one upon the other. Les Misérables
On restoring the wire to its original place, it will be extremely flexible, and we may now superpose several contrary polarities under contrary torsions, as already described. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
These retorts, which serve for the revivification of the black, are incased in superposed blocks of refractory clay, P, Q, S, designed to regularize the transmission of heat and to prevent burning. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882
Then you have the scientific criterion, which judges a landscape favorably because strata are correctly superposed, their dip accurately given, and 'faults' noticed. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894
These latter are connected by a branch, g, which may be put in communication with a reservoir, h, that is divided into two superposed compartments by a partition, i. Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884
The Pintsch gas is prepared by the distillation of heavy oils in a furnace composed of two superposed retorts. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882
The superposed magnetism then becomes a single directive force, and we can then by a few vibrations or torsions reduce the rod to its ordinary condition. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
The Tour de Constance is of extraordinary girth and solidity, divided into three superposed circular chambers, with very fine vaults, which are lighted by embrasures of prodigious depth, converging to windows little larger than loop-holes. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1
Even by the naked eye, it may be seen that both the large and small globules are formed of regularly superposed concentric layers. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881
The Anvil-Stock.—The anvil-stock, which is pyramidal in shape, and the total weight of which amounts to 500 tons, is composed of superposed courses, each formed of one or two blocks of cast iron. Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881
To examine these vestiges in strata superposed as by steps, one above another, is to study the Fauna of different ages and to compare them together. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3
And it is chiefly with all this superposed and adherent and artificial portion of a man that this and the following paper will deal. Mankind in the Making
They are not merely very wide and ill-arranged, but they are superposed one above the other. Yorkshire—Coast and Moorland Scenes
The disadvantage of the two-ranked arrangement is that the leaves are soon superposed and so overshadow each other. Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf
V. cover; superpose, superimpose; overlay, overspread; wrap &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
The diversity of the superposed table-lands and climates varies the agricultural productions as well as the character of the inhabitants. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3
INTERFERENCE.—The crossing or superposing of two sets of electric waves of the same or slightly different lengths which tend to oppose each other. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book
This is good: Love of distinction is the fruitful soil From which brave actions spring; and, superposed On love of country, these strike deeper root, And grow to greater greatness. Tecumseh : a Drama
Probably all men and women have a more or less powerful disposition to jealousy, but what exactly they will be jealous about and what exactly they will suffer seems part of the superposed factor. A Modern Utopia
In artistic expressions, therefore, there exists a unity in the material, superposed upon the unity required by the purpose or thought expressed. The Principles of Aesthetics
It would seem as if the heat which these springs acquire in the interior of the globe diminishes in proportion as they pass from primitive to secondary superposed rocks. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3
Our collections contain the plants which are spread over the flanks of these volcanoes, and specimens of different rocks which, superposed one upon another, constitute their external coat. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
I state the belief merely in order to show how probable it is that our conscious life is superposed upon unconscious conditions. The Nature of Goodness
The Imperial Palace, which later towered to even seven stories, was unique in Brinnaria's time, in the possession of five superposed floors. The Unwilling Vestal
When arches are superposed, the upward movement proceeds in stages, beginning anew at each horizontal division of the wall space. The Principles of Aesthetics
Then he halted again, with his eyes fixed on one of the light iron ladders which connect the superposed market roofs and give access from one to the other. The Fat and the Thin
The granite superposed on the gneiss does not present a regular separation into beds: it is divided by clefts, which often cross one another at right angles. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
Our spirituality is superposed on a natural basis. The Nature of Goodness
Some are more enveloping and extensive, some less so; they are superposed upon each other; and between them all they let no individual elementary part of the universe escape. Pragmatism
Something similar occurs in the Byzantine dome on pendentives, only instead of supporting the horizontal weight of a gallery or a vault, the triangular pendentives meet the outward thrust of a superposed dome. The Principles of Aesthetics
At the other side of the markets, at the crossway near Saint Eustache, the end of the Rue Rambuteau was blocked by a barricade of orange-hued pumpkins, sprawling with swelling bellies in two superposed rows. The Fat and the Thin
Where the visual ray touched the last limit of that surface, the water was lost among the superposed strata of air. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
Personal goodness cannot be rightly understood till we perceive how it is superposed on a broad reflex mechanism. The Nature of Goodness
You see, I took advantage of the fact that additional telephones or so-called phantom lines can be superposed on existing physical lines. The Dream Doctor
And pray who shall search the vitals of a whale with a bodkin-who may reach his jackknife through the superposed bubber? The Fiend's Delight
But on bright nights they became shimmering fountains of light, the moonbeams streaming over both tiers like water, gliding along the huge plates of zinc, and flowing over the edges of the vast superposed basins. The Fat and the Thin
The mica is found in superposed lamellae, not isolated. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
From the idea of travesty, a derived one, we must go back to the original idea, that of a mechanism superposed upon life. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
Sometimes the cave-dwellings are superposed in storeys, and they certainly recall much more the nesting colonies of swallows than the dens of carnivores. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution
They are not so much arranged about one another as superposed and higgledy-piggledy. First and Last Things
According to his conception, the first large series represented the broad base of effects, upon which was superposed the second plane of causes, less numerous and more concentrated. Balzac
Is it an element, coordinate with others, or something superposed? or is it an end in itself, the supreme end? The Psychology of Beauty
Then come, one after another, two halls of increasing holiness, where the daylight enters regretfully through narrow loopholes, barely lighting the superposed rows of innumerable figures that gesticulate on the walls. Egypt (La Mort de Philae)
I believe that by 1838 the three divisions of this gigantic work will be, if not completed, at least superposed, so that it will be possible to judge the mass of the structure. Honore de Balzac
Men, women, beasts, age, sex, health, maladies, all seemed to be in common among these people; all went together, they mingled, confounded, superposed; each one there participated in all. Notre-Dame De Paris
An indestructible precedent was set up; it was the great corner-stone in the support of the modern Church edifice; on this definitive foundation all other stones were to be superposed, one by one. The Modern Regime, Volume 2
Suddenly the people stirs, and the superposed scaffolding totters. The French Revolution - Volume 1
Long superposed galleries which might serve as hiding-places for treasure; long corridors recalling those which, in bad dreams, threaten to close in and bury you. Egypt (La Mort de Philae)
It is forbidden to put salt into the bellies of mackerel on returning from fishing, or between their superposed layers. The Ancient Regime
It is precisely by comparing, arranging and superposing these mind-images that we get our general notions or concepts. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: the Book of the Spiritual Man
A vague Rambouillet Palace is superposed upon the forbidding silhouette of the Salp�tri�re. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
These consist of superposed councils, which administer the department, the district, and the commune. The French Revolution - Volume 1
But this yer blank fossiliferous trap, instead o' being superposed on top, is superposed on the bottom. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales
AIR HOLES.—The result is that varying strata of heat and cold seem to be superposed, and also distributed along the route taken by a machine, causing air currents which vary in direction and intensity. Aeroplanes
As one change is superposed on another, the adjective ends by becoming three or four times its original length. The Soul of the Far East
One could almost lose one's self in the labyrinths of rafters, squares, traverse beams, superposed joists, traves, architraves, girders, madriers, and tangled lines and curves. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
This the roving waves bore over the submerged and now peaty forests, and deposited above them the elements of rocks which were to superpose the coal strata. The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern
Did ye find it superposed on quartz, or did you find it NOT superposed on quartz? The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales
It is also doubted whether the monoplane can be made as strong structurally as the other form, owing to the lack of the truss formation which is the strong point with the superposed frame. Aeroplanes
The little misery of the cigars still galled her, and now this big humiliation superposed itself on the raw wound. The Glimpses of the Moon
Slowly a vast system of traditional imperatives superposed itself upon his instincts, imperatives that were admirably fitted to make him that cultivator, that cattle-mincer, who was for twice ten thousand years the normal man. The World Set Free
We do not find the belief that superposed upon the miseries of this world there are the still bitterer miseries of punishments after death, so nearly universal. God the Invisible King
THE BIPLANE.—Nature does not furnish a type of creature which has superposed wings. Aeroplanes
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