Superior Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.
greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.
of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.
of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.
above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.
above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others:
superior airs.
not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by
to
):
to be superior to temptation.
higher in place or position:
We moved our camp to superior ground.
Botany
.
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situated above some other organ.
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(of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary.
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(of an ovary) free from the calyx.
Anatomy
. (of an organ or part)
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higher in place or position; situated above another.
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toward the head.
Compare inferior (def. 7)
Printing
.
written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2” in
a
2
b;
superscript.
Compare inferior (def. 9)