Defn: Supraoccipital.
SUPERORDER
Su`per*or"der, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group intermediate in importance between an order and a subclass.
SUPERORDINATION Su`per*or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. super- + ordination: cf. L. superordinatio.]
Defn: The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor. Fuller.
SUPEROXIDE
Su`per*ox"ide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Peroxide. [Obs.]
SUPERPARTICULAR
Su`per*par*tic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. superparticularis. See Super-, and
Particular.] (Math.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a ratio when the excess of the greater term over the less is a unit, as the ratio of 1 to 2, or of 3 to 4. [Obs.] Hutton.
SUPERPARTIENT Su`per*par"tient, a. Etym: [L. superpartiens; super over + partiens, p.pr. of partire to divide.] (Math.)