superior
6 definitions found
superior - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above,
fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See Super-, and
cf. Supreme.]
1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the
superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
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2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a
superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
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3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the
greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or
degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior
bravery.
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4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be
subdued or affected by; -- with to.
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There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a
great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator.
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5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a
genus is superior to a species.
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6. (Bot.)
(a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which,
although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and
so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an
ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below
it in position, and free from it.
(b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is
toward the main stem; posterior.
(c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; --
said of the radicle.
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Superior conjunction, Superior planets, etc. See
Conjunction, Planet, etc.
Superior figure, Superior letter (Print.), a figure or
letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or
an index of a power, etc; as, in x^2 + y^n, 2 is a
superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. Inferior figure
, under Inferior.
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Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, n.
1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station,
office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what
is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of
pure English.
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2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the
like.
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superior - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :
superior
adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior
wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
[ant: inferior]
2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
ruler" [ant: inferior]
3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by;
"overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt
themselves superior to law"
4: written or printed above and to one side of another character
[syn: superscript, superior] [ant: adscript,
inferior, subscript]
5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit;
"Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
[ant: inferior]
6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: ranking(a),
superior, higher-ranking]
7: (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced
by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds
superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior,
higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]
2: the head of a religious community
3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor,
master, superior]
4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
Great Lakes [syn: Lake Superior, Superior]
5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
Duluth
6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
immediately to one side of another character [syn:
superscript, superior] [ant: inferior, subscript]
superior - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Superior, AZ (town, FIPS 71300)
Location: 33.28585 N, 111.10948 W
Population (1990): 3468 (1730 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85273
Superior, CO (town, FIPS 75640)
Location: 39.92920 N, 105.15493 W
Population (1990): 255 (113 housing units)
Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Superior, IA (city, FIPS 76440)
Location: 43.43267 N, 94.94708 W
Population (1990): 128 (62 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51363
Superior, MT (town, FIPS 72625)
Location: 47.19436 N, 114.89423 W
Population (1990): 881 (386 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59872
Superior, NE (city, FIPS 47815)
Location: 40.02239 N, 98.06775 W
Population (1990): 2397 (1190 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68978
Superior, WI (city, FIPS 78650)
Location: 46.69687 N, 92.05960 W
Population (1990): 27134 (11684 housing units)
Area: 95.7 sq km (land), 47.9 sq km (water)
Superior, WI (village, FIPS 78660)
Location: 46.65366 N, 92.10550 W
Population (1990): 481 (195 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54880
Superior, WY (town, FIPS 74775)
Location: 41.76064 N, 108.96358 W
Population (1990): 273 (164 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
superior - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
SUPERIOR. One who has a right to command; one who holds a superior rank; as,
a soldier is bound to obey his superior.
2. In estates, some are superior to others; an estate entitled to a
servitude or easement over another estate, is called the superior or
dominant, and the other the inferior or servient estate. 1 Bouv. Inst. n.
1612.
3. Of courts, some are supreme or superior, possessing in general
appellate jurisdiction, either by writ of error or by appeal; 3 Bouv. Inst.
n. 2527; the others are called inferior courts.
superior - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
219 Moby Thesaurus words for "superior":
A per se, a cut above, above, above par, absolute, ace, ahead,
appalling, arrogant, ascendant, astonishing, authoritarian,
authoritative, authorized, autocratic, better, big, big-league,
big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged, boss, brass hat, capital,
capping, cavalier, champion, chief, choice, chosen, classier,
clothed with authority, commander, commanding, competent,
condescending, consequential, considerable, conspicuous,
controlling, crack, dainty, dandy, dean, delicate, disdainful,
distinguished, dominant, domineering, double-barreled, doyen,
doyenne, duly constituted, earthshaking, eclipsing, egregious,
elder, elegant, elevated, elitist, eminent, empowered, estimable,
ex officio, exceeding, excellent, excelling, exceptional,
exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, finer,
first-class, first-rate, first-string, formidable, fugleman,
genius, governing, grand, great, greater, haughty, head,
heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high priest, high-and-mighty,
high-class, high-faluting, high-flown, high-grade, high-headed,
high-nosed, high-powered, high-quality, high-test, higher,
higher-up, highest, hoity-toity, imperative, important,
important person, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, incredible,
influential, insolent, kingfish, kingpin, laureate, leader,
leading, loftier, lofty, major, marked, marvelous, master,
matchless, material, mighty, miraculous, momentous, monocratic,
name, nonpareil, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, numinous,
of choice, of mark, official, one up on, outstanding, over,
overbearing, overlying, paragon, patronizing, peerless, personage,
potent, powerful, preeminent, preferable, preferred, premium,
prestigious, preternatural, primary, prime, principal, prodigy,
prominent, proud, puissant, purse-proud, ranking, rare, recherche,
remarkable, rivaling, ruler, ruling, select, self-important,
senior, signal, significant, star, sterling, striking, stuck-up,
substantial, super, supercilious, superhuman, superincumbent,
superlative, superman, supermundane, superstar, supervisor,
supramundane, supranatural, supreme, surpassing, the greatest,
the most, tonier, top dog, toplofty, topping, totalitarian,
transcendent, transcendental, transcending, uncommon, unearthly,
unusual, upmost, upper, uppermost, uppish, uppity, upstage,
virtuoso, weighty, wonderful, world-shaking, worthy
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