overlying

«overlying» in Mova's school dictionary: Lying on top of something else; covering it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective; verb form (present participle of overlie)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lying on top of something else; covering it. tree →

2) (formal) Being more noticeable or on the surface, over a deeper thing. tree →

sense in the lessons

A science and geography word: rock layers lie one on another, and the overlying layer is usually younger than the one below it. In medicine, the overlying skin is the skin on top of a lump or bone.

examples

• The overlying rock is younger than the rock beneath it. tree →
• The overlying layer of soil was full of worms. tree →
• Snow formed an overlying blanket on the ice. tree →
• The doctor looked at the overlying skin. tree →
• Fossils in the overlying layers are more recent. tree →
• The overlying clay keeps the water trapped underground. tree →

note

From «overlie» (overlie, overlies, overlay, overlain, overlying) — a rare verb. Trap: «overlay» is both the past of overlie and a different verb meaning to cover with a layer. Mostly used as an adjective before a noun.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overlying» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.