Superior
Encyclopedia
Superior may refer to:
United States
- Superior (hierarchy)Superior (hierarchy)In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another , and thus closer to the apex. It is often used in business terminology to refer to people who are supervisors and in the military to people who are higher in the...
: something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind
Place names
- Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the upper peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state
- Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
, the largest of the North American Great Lakes
United States
- Superior, Arizona
- Superior, ColoradoSuperior, ColoradoSuperior is a Statutory Town in Boulder and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to United States Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,308 on 2005-07-01.-History:...
- Superior, IowaSuperior, IowaSuperior is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Superior is located at ....
- Superior Township, Chippewa County, MichiganSuperior Township, Chippewa County, MichiganSuperior Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,329 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Superior Township, Washtenaw County, MichiganSuperior Township, Washtenaw County, MichiganSuperior Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,740 at the 2000 census....
- Superior, MontanaSuperior, MontanaSuperior is a town in and the county seat of Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 893 at the 2000 census. Superior was named after its founders' hometown of Superior, Wisconsin in 1869...
- Superior, NebraskaSuperior, NebraskaSuperior is a city in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,957.Superior bills itself as the "Victorian Capital of Nebraska", and holds an annual Victorian Festival...
- Superior, WisconsinSuperior, WisconsinSuperior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...
, a city - Superior (town), WisconsinSuperior (town), WisconsinSuperior is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. The Village of Superior is located within the town. The City of Superior is located just north of and adjacent to both the town and the village...
, a town adjacent to the city - Superior (village), WisconsinSuperior (village), WisconsinSuperior is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 500 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Superior and is just south of and adjacent to the City of Superior.-Transportation:...
, a village adjacent to the city - Superior, WyomingSuperior, WyomingSuperior is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Notable people:*Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard V...
Religious titles
- An abbotAbbotThe word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
or priorPriorPrior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St... - General superior, a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation
- Provincial superiorProvincial superiorA Provincial Superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the order's Superior General and exercising a general supervision over all the members of that order in a territorial division of the order called a province--similar to but not to be confused with an ecclesiastical...
, a supervisory role in a religious order or congregation
Entertainment
- Superior (band)Superior (band)Superior was a German progressive metal band, founded in 1992, and disbanded in 2007. Their style was described as something very similar to Dream Theater, but there were also many big differences between them.-Lineup:*Michael Tangermann – vocals...
, a progressive metal band from Germany - "Superior", a song by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever
- Superior (album)Superior (album)Superior is the third studio album by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released on 24 November 2008 on CD, limited edition CD/DVD box set which includes a 30-minute documentary, and a double vinyl box set which also includes the CD and DVD, as well as an outsize poster.- Overview :The...
, a 2008 album by Tim Christensen - Superior (manga)Superior (manga)is a manga created by Ichtys and published by Gangan Comics. Superior is a high fantasy Manga that includes dragons, demons, and most importantly, heroes...
, a Manga created by Ichtys - Superior (comics)Superior (comics)Superior is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu. It is published by Marvel Comics under the company's Icon imprint.- Plot synopsis :...
, is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu
Business
- Standard SuperiorStandard SuperiorStandard Superior was an automobile marque, used from 1933-1935 by Standard Fahrzeugfabrik of Ludwigsburg, Germany, founded by motorcycle maker Wilhelm Gutbrod and unrelated to the Standard Motor Company of England...
, a German automobile brand built in the 1920s - Superior Coach CompanySuperior Coach CompanySuperior Coach was once a school bus body and professional car manufacturer, but today it focuses on building hearses and is located in Lima in Allen County, Ohio.-History:-Garford Motor Truck Company:...
, a former manufacturer of school buses and that currently builds hearses - Superior Helicopter, a heavy lift helicopter operator of Glendale, Oregon
- Superior IndustriesSuperior IndustriesSuperior Industries is an American manufacturing company. Superior's divisions design, manufacture, market and sell conveying equipment, conveyor components, cargo tanks, petroleum and propane equipment and precast concrete products....
, a conveyor manufacturer based in Morris, Minnesota - Superior Oil CompanySuperior Oil CompanySuperior Oil Company was an independent American oil company that is now part of ExxonMobil. Superior Oil was founded in 1921 in Coalinga, California by William Myron Keck, also founder of the W. M. Keck Foundation....
, defunct American oil company, now part of ExxonMobil - Superior SoftwareSuperior SoftwareSuperior Software is a video game publisher. It was established in 1982 by Richard Hanson and John Dyson, two graduates of the University of Leeds, England...
, a video game publisher
Other uses
- Roman Catholic Diocese of SuperiorRoman Catholic Diocese of SuperiorThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior is in northern Wisconsin. It comprises the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn in Wisconsin, with an area of...
, Wisconsin - Superior multimineral processSuperior multimineral processThe Superior multimineral process is an above ground shale oil extraction technology designed for production of shale oil, a type of synthetic crude oil. The process heats oil shale in a sealed horizontal segmented vessel causing its decomposition into shale oil, oil shale gas and spent residue...
, a shale oil extraction technology developed by Superior Oil Company - Superior as an anatomical term of location
Superiority
Superiority may refer to:- Air superiority, the dominance of one military's airborne forces over another in any given conflict
- Superiority complexSuperiority complexSuperiority complex refers to an exaggerated feeling of being superior to others. The term was coined by Alfred Adler , as part of his School of Individual psychology...
, psychological condition - "Superiority" (short story)Superiority (short story)"Superiority" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1951. It depicts an arms race, and shows how the side which is more technologically advanced can be defeated, despite its apparent superiority, because of its own organizational flaws and its willingness to...
, a book by Arthur C. Clarke