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overlying

/ˌoʊvɝˈɫaɪɪŋ/ adj

lying over or upon something else

Word Origin From over- and lie, so overlying means lying over something, covering it. The root lie comes from Old English licgan 'to recline,' and over from ofer. The same root gives us underlie and overlay.

adj lying over or upon something else

The overlying rock layers provided protection for the fossil remains beneath.

(形容词) 叠置；上覆 【叠置于上的】

上覆的岩层为下方的化石遗骸提供了保护。

(adjetivo) suprayacente; supraadyacente; que yace encima [que yace sobre otra cosa]

Las capas de roca suprayacentes brindaron protección a los restos fósiles que se encontraban debajo.

(adjectif) sus-jacent; superposé [Qui repose sur ou par-dessus autre chose ; sus-jacent.]

Les couches rocheuses sus-jacentes ont protégé les restes fossilisés enfouis en dessous.

(Adjektiv) darüberliegend; aufliegend [Sich über etwas anderem befindend und es bedeckend oder darüberliegend.]

Die **overlying** Gesteinsschichten schützten die darunterliegenden Fossilien.

(形容詞) 他のものの上に乗っている、上に覆いかぶさっている

上に重なっている岩石層が、下にある化石の遺骸を保護した。

(adjetivo) sobrejacente; suprajacente; superposto [que se encontra sobre ou por cima de algo]

As camadas de rocha sobrejacentes ofereceram proteção aos restos fósseis abaixo.

Synonyms: covering overlaying superimposed superjacent Antonyms: underlying subjacent
Word parts: over + lie + ing

Common collocations

of prep in prep be verb to prep rock subst from prep limestone subst by prep sandstone subst stratum subst sheet subst

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