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Superior, city (1990 pop. 27,134), seat of Douglas co., NW Wis., on Superior Bay of Lake Superior, at the mouths of the St. Louis and the Nemadji rivers; inc. 1883. It is a port of entry with many rail lines. The natural harbor, shared with Duluth, Minn., has some of the nation's largest coal and ore docks; copper, limestone, and grain are also shipped. Superior has shipyards, flour milling, an oil refinery, and wood and machinery manufacture. Tourists are attracted to the surrounding scenic features. The area was visited by the French explorers Radisson (1661) and Duluth (1679). The city grew after iron ore was discovered (1880s) in the Gogebic range. The Univ. of Wisconsin at Superior is there.

superior

1. Astronomy

a. (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth

b. (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet

2. (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts

3. Anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher

4. the head of a community in a religious order

Superior

Lake. a lake in the N central US and S Canada: one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and westernmost of the Great Lakes. Area: 82 362 sq. km (31 800 sq. miles)

superior [sə′pir·ē·ər]

(botany)

Positioned above another organ or structure.

Referring to a calyx that is attached to the ovary.

Referring to an ovary that is above the insertion of the floral parts.

Superior

a city in the northern United States, in the state of Wisconsin; a southeastern suburb of Duluth. Population, 32,000 (1970; 265,000, including the Duluth metropolitan area). Superior is a port at the western end of Lake Superior. It is a major shipping center for iron ore and wheat. Industries include the production of lumber, flour milling, and shipbuilding.

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No references found	IN PARTICULAR This Work Is Dedicated By A Humble Native Of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries OF THREE DIMENSIONS Having been previously conversant With ONLY TWO So the Citizens of that Celestial Region May aspire yet higher and higher To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE or EVEN SIX Dimensions Thereby contributing To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION And the possible Development Of that most and excellent GIFT of MODESTY Among the Superior Races Of SOLID HUMANITY Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context It is also from natural causes that some beings command and others obey, that each may obtain their mutual safety; for a being who is endowed with a mind capable of reflection and forethought is by nature the superior and governor, whereas he whose excellence is merely corporeal is formect to be a slave; whence it follows that the different state of master [1252b] and slave is equally advantageous to both. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context "Yes," said the Horse; "if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a little sack full of barley. Fables by Aesop View in context	superheavy element superhelix superhet Superheterodyne Receiver superhigh frequency Superhighway superimposed superimposed back pressure superimposed coding superimposed drainage superimposed fan superimposed fold superimposed glacier superimposed load superimposed stream superimposed valley Superimposition of Images superincumbent superinduced stream superinfection superinsulation superintendence superintendent superionic conduction superionic conductor Superior superior air superior alveolar canals superior conjunction superior fruit superior ganglion superior mesenteric artery superior mirage Superior National Forest superior planet superior tide superior transit superior vena cava Superior, Lake superjacent superjacent roadway system superjacent waters SuperJanet SuperKey superlattice superlayer superleak superline Superlong Waves superluminal motion superluminal radio source	Superintendent (police) Superintendent Fouquet Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office Superintendent of Police Superintendent of Police Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Public Instruction Superintendent of Schools Superintendent of the Year Superintendent Technical Planning & Services Superintendent's Disciplinary Charge Superintendent's Leadership Program Superintendent's Urban Principal Initiative Superintendent, Military Academy superintendents superintendents superintendents Superintendents Technology Leadership Conference Superintender superintending superintending Superintending Engineer superintends superintends Superinvestiture superinvolution Superio-Lateral Outcropping Bonegraft superionic conduction superionic conductor Superior Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging superior air superior alveolar artery superior alveolar canals superior alveolar nerve superior anastomotic vein Superior aperture superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of minor pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of pelvis superior aperture of thorax superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of cerebellum superior artery of knee Superior Auto Body superior basal vein Superior Boiler Works, Inc. superior bulb of jugular vein superior bulb of jugular vein superior bulb of jugular vein Superior Business Network Superior California Economic Development District

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IN PARTICULAR This Work Is Dedicated By A Humble Native Of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries OF THREE DIMENSIONS Having been previously conversant With ONLY TWO So the Citizens of that Celestial Region May aspire yet higher and higher To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE or EVEN SIX Dimensions Thereby contributing To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION And the possible Development Of that most and excellent GIFT of MODESTY Among the Superior Races Of SOLID HUMANITY

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

It is also from natural causes that some beings command and others obey, that each may obtain their mutual safety; for a being who is endowed with a mind capable of reflection and forethought is by nature the superior and governor, whereas he whose excellence is merely corporeal is formect to be a slave; whence it follows that the different state of master [1252b] and slave is equally advantageous to both.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

"Yes," said the Horse; "if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a little sack full of barley.

Fables by Aesop View in context

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Superheterodyne Receiver

superhigh frequency

Superhighway

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superimposed back pressure

superimposed coding

superimposed drainage

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