Webster's Dictionary 1913

12016

Supernaturalize

Su′per‐nat″u‐ral‐ize (?), v. t. To treat or regard as supernatural.

12017

Supernaturally

Su′per‐nat″u‐ral‐ly, adv. In a supernatural manner.

12018

Supernaturalness

Su′per‐nat″u‐ral‐ness, n. The quality or state of being supernatural.

12019

Supernumerary

Su′per‐nu″mer‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. supernumerarius: cf. OF. supernuméraire, F. surnuméraire. See Super-, and Numerary, Number.] 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a s...

12020

Supernumerary (2)

Su′per‐nu″mer‐a‐ry, n.; pl.Supernumeraries (�). 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employ...

12021

Superoccipital

Su′per‐oc‐cip″i‐tal (?), a. Supraoccipital.

12022

Superorder

Su′per‐or″der (?), n.(Zoöl.) A group intermediate in importance between an order and a subclass.

12023

Superordination

Su′per‐or′di‐na″tion (?), n. [Pref. super- + ordination: cf. L. superordinatio.] The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ...

12024

Superoxide

Su′per‐ox″ide (?), n.(Chem.) See Peroxide.

12025

Superparticular

Su′per‐par‐tic″u‐lar (?), a. [L. superparticularis. See Super-, and Particular.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to a ratio when the excess of the greater term over the less is a unit,...

12026

Superpartient

Su′per‐par″tient (?), a. [L. superpartiens; super over + partiens, p. pr. of partire to divide.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to a ratio when the excess of the greater term over the...

12027

Superphosphate

Su′per‐phos″phate (?), n.(Chem.) An acid phosphate.Superphosphate of lime(Com. Chem.), a fertilizer obtained by trating bone dust, bone black, or phosphorite with sulphuric acid...

12028

Superphysical

Su′per‐phys″ic‐al (?), a. Above or beyond physics; not explainable by physical laws.Something superphysical and superchemical. J. Le Conte.

12029

Superplant

Su″per‐plant′ (?), n. A plant growing on another, as the mistletoe; an epiphyte. Bacon.

12030

Superplease

Su′per‐please″ (?), v. t. To please exceedingly. B. Jonson.

12031

Superplus

Su″per‐plus (?), n. [Pref. super- + L. plus more. See Surplus.] Surplus. Goldsmith.

12032

Superplusage

Su″per‐plus′age (?), n. Surplusage. “There yet remained a superplusage.” Bp. Fell.

12033

Superpolitic

Su′per‐pol″i‐tic (?), a. More than politic; above or exceeding policy. Milton.

12034

Superponderate

Su′per‐pon″der‐ate (?), v. t. To wiegh over and above.

12035

Superposable

Su′per‐pos″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being superposed, as one figure upon another.

12036

Superpose

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....

12037

Superposition

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 superpo...

12038

Superpraise

Su′per‐praise″ (?), v. t. To praise to excess.To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts. Shak.

12039

Superproportion

Su′per‐pro‐por″tion (?), n. Overplus or excess of proportion. Sir K. Digby.

12040

Superpurgation

Su′per‐pur‐ga″tion (?), n. Excessive purgation. Wiseman.

12041

Superreflection

Su′per‐re‐flec″tion (?), n. The reflection of a reflected image or sound. Bacon.

12042

Superregal

Su′per‐re″gal (?), a. More than regal; worthy of one greater than a king. Waterland.