overlying

Who acts: overlying rock, overlying layer, Snow, doctor, Fossils, overlying clay · What happens: lie, cover, be, form, look, keep · To what, where: top, overlying blanket, ice, water

«overlying» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: overlying in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Lying on top of something else; covering it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 covering	advcl
2	on	on	ADP	_	3 top	case
3	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lying	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 top	nmod
6	else	else	ADV	_	5 something	advmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Lying	punct
8	covering	cover	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 covering	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 covering	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	gerund				top of something			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on top=Location
2	cover	gerund		top					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Being more noticeable or on the surface, over a deeper thing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 noticeable	cop
2	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	3 noticeable	advmod
3	noticeable	noticeable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 surface	cc
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 surface	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 surface	det
7	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 noticeable	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 thing	punct
9	over	over	ADP	_	12 thing	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 thing	det
11	deeper	deep	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 thing	amod
12	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 noticeable	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 noticeable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						noticeable property	tree rules

Example 1

The overlying rock is younger than the rock beneath it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rock	det
2	overlying	overlying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rock	amod
3	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 younger	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 younger	cop
5	younger	young	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	8 rock	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rock	det
8	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 younger	obl
9	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	10 it	case
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 rock	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 younger	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the overlying rock					than the rock beneath it; young property	tree rules

Example 2

The overlying layer of soil was full of worms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 layer	det
2	overlying	overlying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 layer	amod
3	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 full	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 soil	case
5	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 layer	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 full	cop
7	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 worms	case
9	worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 full	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the overlying layer of soil					of worms; full property	tree rules

Example 3

Snow formed an overlying blanket on the ice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 formed	nsubj
2	formed	form	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 blanket	det
4	overlying	overlying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blanket	amod
5	blanket	blanket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 formed	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 ice	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ice	det
8	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 formed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 formed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form	past	Snow	a overlying blanket		the ice			vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location blanket=Theme

Example 4

The doctor looked at the overlying skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 skin	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 skin	det
6	overlying	overlying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 skin	amod
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the doctor					at the overlying skin	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at skin=Theme

Example 5

Fossils in the overlying layers are more recent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fossils	fossil	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 recent	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 layers	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 layers	det
4	overlying	overlying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 layers	amod
5	layers	layer	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Fossils	nmod
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 recent	cop
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 recent	advmod
8	recent	recent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 recent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Fossils in the overlying layers					recent property	tree rules

Example 6

The overlying clay keeps the water trapped underground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 clay	det
2	overlying	overlying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 clay	amod
3	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keeps	nsubj
4	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 water	det
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keeps	obj
7	trapped	trap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 water	acl
8	underground	underground	ADV	_	7 trapped	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	the overlying clay	the water					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme
2	trap	participle		the water not said here				underground property	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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