super-, supra-, sur- +
(Latin: above, over, more than; excessive)
Sur- is a form of super- formed through the French and shouldn't be confused with another assimilated sur- form that comes from sub- and means: "under, below, beneath".
In some words, super- is amplified to mean: "on top of; higher in rank or position than; superior to; greater in quality, amount, or degree than others of its kind; to a degree greater than others of its kind; to a degree greater than normal; extra, additional".
supersensible
Outside or beyond the range of normal sense perceptions.
supersensitive
1. Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive.
2. Very easily upset or offended.
3. Susceptible; showing a strong reaction to a drug, allergen, or other agent.
supersonic
1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air; being, or relating to speeds from one to five times the speed of sound in air; speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are usually referred to as
hypersonic.
2. Capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at supersonic speed.
3. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility.
Any speed over the speed of sound, that is approximately 343 miles per second, 1,087 feet per second, 761 miles per hour or 1,225 kilometers per hour in the air or at sea level, is said to be "supersonic".
Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are sometimes referred to as hypersonic.
supersonics
1. A branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
2. The study of phenomena produced by the motion of a body through a medium at velocities greater than that of sound.
3. The science or study of supersonic motion or phenomena; it is used with a singular verb: "Supersoncis is her favorite subject of all of the sciences in which she has been engaged."
superstition
1. A belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual; especially, in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result from performing it.
2. Irrational beliefs; irrational and often quasi-religious belief in and reverence for the magical effects of some actions and rituals or the magical powers of some objects.
3. Etymology: via French from Latin
superstition;
superstes, "standing over (in awe)"; from
super, "over, above" plus
stare, "to stand".
Defined by some as, "the unreasoning fear of anything founded on the fear of the unreasoning."
superstitious
1. Of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition: superstitious fears.
2. Pertaining to or connected with superstition; superstitious legends.
3. Believing in, full of, or influenced by superstition.
Likely to fear what is unknown; such as, the man who said he wasn't superstitious because he was afraid it might bring him bad luck.
superstructure
1. The part of a building or construction entirely above its foundation or basement.
2. Any structure built on something else.
3. The overlying framework or features of an organization, institution, or system, built or superimposed on a more fundamental base.
4. Any construction built above the main deck of a vessel as an upward continuation of the sides; a deckhouse.
5. The part of a bridge that rests on the piers and abutments.
6. Anything based on or rising from some foundation or basis; a complex ideological superstructure based on two hypotheses.
supertanker
A very large, above normal, oil tanker; typically defined as a vessel designed to transport more than 500,000 dead-weight tons of oil.
supervention
1. To come or to occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
2. To follow immediately after; to ensue.
3. In philosophy, to be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
4. The development of some condition in addition to an already existing one.
supervise
To oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; to superintend; to have the oversight and direction of an activity.
supervision
The act, process, or function of supervising; superintendence.
supervisor
1. A person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
2. In education, an official responsible for assisting teachers in the preparation of syllabuses, in devising teaching methods, etc., in a department of instruction; especially, in public schools.
3. In some U.S. states; the chief elected administrative officer of a township, who is often also a member of the governing board of the county.
supra-articular
Located above a bodily joint.
supra-auricular
Located above the auricle of the ear.
suprabuccal
In the upper part of the buccal region or above the cheek.
Related "above, over, beyond the normal, excessive" word units:
epi-;
hyper-;
ultra-, ult-.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing":
copi-;
exuber-;
hyper-;
multi-;
opulen-;
ple-;
pleio-;
plethor-;
poly-;
total-;
ultra-;
undu-.
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