单词 | overlying |
释义 | ▪ I. overlying, vbl. n.|əʊvəˈlaɪɪŋ| [f. overlie v. + -ing1, or f. over- 8 + lying vbl. n.1] The action of the verb overlie.
c1380[see overlaying]. 1871tr. Schellen's Spectr. Anal. xlv. 173 Produced by the overlying of the reversed spectra of such substances as are to be found in the earth. 1891Daily News 31 Dec. 5/3 The proportion of deaths from overlying is more than twice as high on Saturday night as on any other night in the week. ▪ II. ˈoverˈlying, ppl. a. (stress var.) [f. overlie v. + -ing2, or f. over- 8 + lying ppl. a.1] That overlies; superincumbent.
1872Lyell Princ. Geol. II. 244 The proximity of large overlying bodies of water. 1878Huxley Physiogr. 35 The water having been absorbed by the overlying loose limestones. |

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