Supercarbureted Su`per·car"bu·ret`ed adjective (Chemistry) Bicarbureted. [ Written also supercarburetted .] [ Obsoles.]

Supercargo Su`per·car"go noun [ Super- + cargo : confer Spanish sobrecargo. Confer Surcharge .] An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the voyage.

Supercarpal Su`per·car"pal adjective (Anat.) Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.

Supercelestial Su`per·ce·les"tial adjective [ Prefix super- + celestial : confer Latin supercaelestis .] 1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven. Waterland.

2. Higher than celestial; superangelic.

Supercharge Su`per·charge" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Supercharged ; present participle & verbal noun Supercharging .] [ Prefix super- + charge . Confer Surcharge .] (Her.) To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess.

Supercharge Su`per·charge" noun (Her.) A bearing charged upon another bearing. [ R.]

Superchemical Su`per·chem"ic·al adjective Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws. J. Le Conte.

Superchery Su·perch"er·y noun [ French supercherie .] Deceit; fraud; imposition. [ Obsolete & R.]

Superciliary Su`per·cil"i·a·ry adjective [ Latin supercilium an eyebrow. See Supercilious .] 1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.

2. (Zoology) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker.

Supercilious Su`per·cil"i·ous adjective [ Latin superciliosus , from supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Confer Conceal .] Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; a supercilious air; supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly , adverb -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness , noun

Supercilium Su`per·cil"i·um noun [ Latin ] (Zoology) The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.

Supercolumniation Su`per·co·lum`ni·a"tion noun (Architecture) The putting of one order above another; also, an architectural work produced by this method; as, the putting of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or Composite above this.

Superconception Su`per·con·cep"tion noun (Physiol.) Superfetation. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Superconsequence Su`per·con"se·quence noun Remote consequence. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.

Supercrescence Su`per·cres"cence noun [ See Supercrescent .] That which grows upon another growing thing; a parasite. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Supercrescent Su`per·cres"cent adjective [ Latin supercrescens , present participle of supercrescere ; super above + crescere to grow.] Growing on some other growing thing. [ R.] Johnson.

Supercretaceous Su`per·cre·ta"ceous adjective (Geol.) Same as Supracretaceous .

Supercurious Su`per·cu"ri·ous adjective Excessively curious or inquisitive. Evelyn.

Superdominant Su`per·dom"i·nant noun (Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; -- called also submediant .

Superdreadnought Su`per·dread"nought` noun See Dreadnought , above.

Supereminence, Supereminency Su`per·em"i·nence, Su`per·em"i·nen·cy noun [ Latin supereminentia .] The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. Ayliffe.

He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his own supereminence .

Prof. Wilson.

Supereminent Su`per·em"i·nent adjective [ Latin supereminens , present participle of supereminere . See Super- , and Eminent .] Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in excellence; as, a supereminent divine; the supereminent glory of Christ. -- Su`per*em"i*nent*ly , adverb

Supererogant Su`per·er"o·gant adjective [ Latin supererogans , present participle See Supererogate .] Supererogatory. [ Obsolete]

Supererogate Su`per·er"o·gate intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Supererogated ; present participle & verbal noun Supererogating .] [ Latin supererogatus , past participle of supererogare to spend or pay out over and above; super over, above + erogare to expend or pay out money from the public treasury after asking the consent of the people. See Super- , and Erogate , Rogation .] To do more than duty requires; to perform works of supererogation; to atone (for a dificiency in another) by means of a surplus action or quality.

The fervency of one man in prayer can not supererogate for the coldness of another.

Milton.

Supererogation Su`per·er`o·ga"tion noun [ Latin supererogatio a payment in addition.] The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or necessity requires.

Works of supererogation (R. C. Ch.) , those good deeds believed to have been performed by saints, or capable of being performed by men, over and above what is required for their own salvation.

Supererogative Su`per·e·rog"a·tive adjective Supererogatory.

Supererogatory Su`per·e·rog"a·to·ry adjective Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not required, by duty or necessity; as, supererogatory services. Howell.

Superessential Su`per·es·sen"tial adjective Essential above others, or above the constitution of a thing. J. Ellis.

Superethical Su`per·eth"ic·al adjective More than ethical; above ethics. Bolingbroke.

Superexalt Su`per·ex·alt" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Superexalted ; present participle & verbal noun Superexalting .] To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others. Barrow.

Superexaltation Su`per·ex`al·ta"tion noun Elevation above the common degree. Holyday.

Superexcellence Su`per·ex"cel·lence noun Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence.

Superexcellent Su`per·ex"cel·lent adjective [ Prefix super- + excellent : confer Latin superexcellens .] Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent. Drayton.

Superexcination Su`per·ex`ci·na"tion noun Excessive, or more than normal, excitation.

Superexcrescence Su`per·ex·cres"cence noun Something growing superfluously.

Superfœtation Su`per·fœ·ta"tion noun Superfetation.

Superfamily Su"per·fam`i·ly noun (Zoology) A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.

Superfecundation Su`per·fec`un·da"tion noun (Physiol.) Fertilization of two ova, at the same menstruation, by two different acts of coition.

Superfecundity Su`per·fe·cun"di·ty noun Superabundant fecundity or multiplication of the species.

Superfetate Su`per·fe"tate intransitive verb [ Latin superfetare ; super above, over + fetare to bring forth.] To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring.

The female . . . is said to superfetate .

Grew.

Superfetation Su`per·fe·ta"tion noun [ Confer French superfétation .] (Physiol.) The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up to the time of the second impregnation.

In then became a superfetation upon, and not an ingredient in, the national character.

Coleridge.

Superfete Su`per·fete" intransitive verb To superfetate. [ Obsolete]

Superfete Su`per·fete" transitive verb To conceive (another fetus) after a former conception. [ Obsolete] Howell.

Superfice Su"per·fice noun A superficies. [ Obsolete] Dryden.

Superficial Su`per·fi"cial adjective [ Latin superficialis : confer French superficiel . See Superficies .] 1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage.

2. Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said especially in respect to study, learning, and the like; as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.

This superficial tale
Is but a preface of her worthy praise.

Shak.

He is a presumptuous and superficial writer.

Burke.

That superficial judgment, which happens to be right without deserving to be so.

J. H. Newman.

-- Su`per*fi"cial*ly , adverb -- Su`per*fi"cial*ness , noun

Superficialist Su`per·fi"cial·ist noun One who attends to anything superficially; a superficial or shallow person; a sciolist; a smatterer.

Superficiality Su`per·fi`ci·al"i·ty noun [ Confer French superficialité .] The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial. Sir T. Browne.

Superficialize Su`per·fi"cial·ize transitive verb To attend to, or to treat, superficially, or in a shallow or slighting way. [ R.]

It is a characteristic weakness of the day to superficialize evil.

E. P. Whipple.

Superficiary Su`per·fi"ci·a·ry noun (Rom. Law) One to whom a right of surface occupation is granted; one who pays quitrent for a house built upon another man's ground.

Superficiary Su`per·fi"ci·a·ry adjective 1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; superficial.

2. (Rom. Law) Situated or built on another man's land, as a house.

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