superimpose
Place one over
To superimpose is to place one thing over another so both remain partially visible.
A filmmaker superimposes text over an image; a graphic designer superimposes one photograph on another.
The word implies layering rather than replacement: The documentary superimposed modern footage over archival photos.
Figuratively, to superimpose is to impose one framework onto another: Critics accused him of superimposing Western values onto indigenous cultures.
Covering placed atop
- stackItems piled vertically
- layerSingle thickness of material
- stratifyArrange in layers
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
tier · laminate · pile · overlap · overprint · double-exposure · transparency · opacity
Made of distinct parts
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- spliceJoin end to end
- blendCombine into mixture
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
crossfade · overlay · chroma-key · greenscreen · matte · mask · post-production · effects
Covering placed atop
- HUDVisual information overlay
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- captionText accompanying an image
- subtitleSecondary title text
annotation · label · legend · interface · projection · hologram · augmented-reality · AR
Two photos on one
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- overlayCovering placed atop
- blendCombine into mixture
- multiple-exposureCombined images, single frame
long-exposure · HDR · bracketing · merge · darkroom · transparency
Notable difference between things
- compareAssess relative likeness
- alignArrange in a row
- adjacencyState of being beside
- parallelEquidistant at all points
side-by-side · apposition · interplay · dichotomy · collision · tension · coexistence · overlay
Oscillating motion through medium
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
coherence · harmonics · constructive · destructive · diffraction · moiré · pattern · signal
overlay
Covering placed atop
sandwich · tier · laminate · pile · overlap · overprint · double-exposure · transparency · opacity · foreground
composite
Made of distinct parts
dissolve · crossfade · overlay · chroma-key · greenscreen · matte · mask · post-production · effects · footage
overlay
Covering placed atop
- HUDVisual information overlay
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- captionText accompanying an image
subtitle · annotation · label · legend · interface · projection · hologram · augmented-reality · AR · screen
double-exposure
Two photos on one
multiple-exposure · long-exposure · HDR · bracketing · merge · darkroom · transparency
place
Position or location
lay · set · mount · affix · situate · arrange · align · register · center · offset
contrast
Notable difference between things
parallel · side-by-side · apposition · interplay · dichotomy · collision · tension · coexistence · overlay · counterpoint
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
resonance · coherence · harmonics · constructive · destructive · diffraction · moiré · pattern · signal · noise
- "super" wordssuperstar, superman, superwoman, superpower, supermarket
- stackingstack, pile, heap, layer, tier
- TV productionbroadcasting, directing, boom mic, editing, filming
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- screenwritingscreenplay, screenplays, screenwriter, screenwriting, script
- video effectsfade, fading, dissolve, dissolving, zooming