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super|group /suː pə ^r gruːp/ (supergroups ) N‑COUNT A supergroup is a pop group that has become very popular and famous. □  The extraordinary supergroup continue their debut tour.

super|heat|ed /suː pə ^r hiː təd/ ADJ If a liquid is superheated , it has been heated to a temperature that is higher than its boiling point without being allowed to boil. [TECHNICAL ]

super|he|ro /suː pə ^r h I ə roʊ/ (superheroes ) N‑COUNT A superhero is a character in a cartoon or film who has special powers and fights against evil. □  …superheroes like Batman and Superman.

super|high|way /suː pə ^r ha I we I / (superhighways ) N‑COUNT A superhighway is a large, fast motorway or freeway with several lanes. [AM ] □  He took off for the city on the eight-lane superhighway.

super|hu|man /suː pə ^r hjuː mən/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a quality that someone has as superhuman , you mean that it seems to be much greater than that of ordinary people. □  Officers were terrified of his superhuman strength.

super|im|pose /suː pər I mpoʊ z/ (superimposes , superimposing , superimposed )

1 VERB [usu passive] If one image is superimposed on another, it is put on top of it so that you can see the second image through it. □ [be V -ed + on/over ] His picture was superimposed on a muscular body. □ [V n + onto ] You can superimpose the lettering directly onto one of your pictures.

2 VERB [usu passive] If features or characteristics from one situation are superimposed onto or on another, they are transferred onto or used in the second situation, though they may not fit. □ [be V -ed + on ] Patterns of public administration and government are superimposed on traditional societies.

super|in|tend /suː pər I nte nd/ (superintends , superintending , superintended ) VERB If you superintend something, you have responsibility for ensuring that it is carried out properly. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] During the interval, Linton superintended a prize draw.

super|in|ten|dent /suː pər I nte ndənt/ (superintendents )

1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE In Britain, a superintendent is a senior police officer of the rank above an inspector. In the United States, a superintendent is the head of a police department. □  He was stopped at the airport by an assistant superintendent of police. □  …Detective Superintendent Kirby.

2 N‑COUNT A superintendent is a person who is responsible for a particular thing or the work done in a particular department. □ [+ of ] He became superintendent of the bank's East African branches.

3 N‑COUNT A superintendent is a person whose job is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats and deal with small repairs to it. [AM ] in BRIT, use caretaker

su|peri|or ◆◇◇ /suːp I ə riə ^r / (superiors )

1 ADJ If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is better than the second. □ [+ to ] We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends. □  Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits. ●  su|peri|or|ity N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ over/to ] He asserts the superiority of free enterprise over other economic systems.

2 ADJ If you describe something as superior , you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind. □  A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops. □  Lulu was said to be of very superior intelligence.