word | superimpose |
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definition | To put or place one thing over something else. |
eg_sentence | Using transparent sheets, she superimposes territory boundaries on an outline of Africa, showing us how these changed in the late 19th and early 20th century. |
explanation | Superimposition was one of the magical effects employed by early filmmakers. Using “mirror shots,” with semitransparent mirrors set at 45° angles to the scene, they would superimpose shadowy images of ghosts or scenes from a character's past onto scenes from the present. Superimposing your own ideas on something, such as a historical event, has to be done carefully, since your ideas may change whenever you learn something new about the event. |
IPA | ˌsupərəmˈpoʊz |
Tags: mwvb::unit:14, mwvb::unit:14:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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