Webster's Dictionary 1913

12070

Superstitionist

Su′per‐sti″tion‐ist, n. One addicted to superstition. “Blind superstitionists.” Dr. H. More.

12071

Superstitious

Su′per‐sti″tious (?), a. [F. superstitieux, L. superstitiosus.] 1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; supe...

12072

Superstrain

Su′per‐strain″ (?), v. t. To overstrain. Bacon.

12073

Superstratum

Su′per‐stra″tum (?), n.; pl.Superstrata (�). [NL.: cf. L. supersternere, superstratum, to spread upon. See Super-, and Stratum.] A stratum, or layer, above another.

12074

Superstruct

Su′per‐struct″ (?), v. t. [L. superstructus, p. p. of superstruere to build upon; super over + struere to build. See Super-, and Structure.] To build over or upon another struct...

12075

Superstruction

Su′per‐struc″tion (?), n. 1. The act of superstructing, or building upon.2. That which is superstructed, or built upon some foundation; an edifice; a superstructure.My own profe...

12076

Superstructive

Su′per‐struct″ive (?), a. Built or erected on something else. Hammond.

12077

Superstructor

Su′per‐struct″or (?), n. One who builds a superstructure. R. North.

12078

Superstructure

Su′per‐struc″ture (?), n. [Cf. F. superstructure.] 1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis; esp. (Arch.), all...

12079

Supersubstantial

Su′per‐sub‐stan″tial (?), a. [Pref. super- + substantial: cf. F. supersubstantiel.] More than substantial; spiritual. “The heavenly supersubstantial bread.” Jer. Taylor.

12080

Supersubtle

Su′per‐sub″tle (?), a. Too subtle. Shak.

12081

Supersulphate

Su′per‐sul″phate (?), n.(Chem.) An acid sulphate.

12082

Supersulphureted

Su′per‐sul″phu‐ret′ed (?), a.(Chem.) Supersulphurized. [Written also -sulphuretted.]

12083

Supersulphurize

Su′per‐sul″phur‐ize (?), v. t.(Chem.) To impregnate or combine with an excess of sulphur.

12084

Supertax

Su″per‐tax′ (?), n. [Super- + tax.] A tax in addition to the usual or normal tax; specif., in the United Kingdom, an income tax of sixpence for every pound in addition to the no...

12085

Supertemporal

Su′per‐tem″po‐ral (?), n. That which is more than temporal; that which is eternal.

12086

Superterranean

Su′per‐ter‐ra″ne‐an (?), a. Being above ground. “Superterranean quarries.” Mrs. Trollope.

12087

Superterrene

Su′per‐ter‐rene″ (?), a. [Pref. super- + terrene: cf. L. superterrenus.] Being above ground, or above the earth.

12088

Superterrestrial

Su′per‐ter‐res″tri‐al (?), a. Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth. Buckminster.

12089

Supertonic

Su′per‐ton″ic (?), n.(Mus.) The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale. Busby.

12090

Supertragical

Su′per‐trag″ic‐al (?), a. Tragical to excess.

12091

Supertuberation

Su′per‐tu′ber‐a″tion (?), n. [Pref. super- + tuber.] (Bot.) The production of young tubers, as potatoes, from the old while still growing.

12092

Supervacaneous

Su′per‐va‐ca″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. supervacaneus, supervacuus; super over + vacuus empty.] Serving no purpose; superfluous; needless. Howell.

12093

Supervene

Su′per‐vene″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Supervened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Supervening.] [L. supervenire, superventum, to come over, to come upon; super over + venire to come. See Supe...

12094

Supervenient

Su′per‐ven″ient (?), a. [L. superveniens, p. pr.] Coming as something additional or extraneous; coming afterwards.That branch of belief was in him supervenient to Christian prac...

12095

Supervention

Su′per‐ven″tion (?), n. [L. superventio.] The act of supervening. Bp. Hall.

12096

Supervisal

Su′per‐vis″al (?), n. Supervision. Walpole.