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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yːbɐˌlaːɡɐnt
"Die überlagernde Gesteinsschicht schützt das darunterliegende Material."
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Situated on top of something else.
"The overlying rock strata contain fossils from the Jurassic period."
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Present participle of overlie: to lie on top of or cover something.
"The delicate fabric is easily damaged by the overlying weight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'overlay' and the present participle of 'overlie', combining the Old English prefix 'ofer-' (meaning over, above, or beyond) with 'licgan' (to lie). The term has been used in geological, architectural, and general descriptive contexts since the late Middle English period to denote something resting or situated on top of something else.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overlying" is said worldwide
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susjacent
Transliteration: syz-ja-sɑ̃
"Les couches géologiques susjacentes contiennent des fossiles."
überlagernd
Transliteration: yːbɐˌlaːɡɐnt
"Die überlagernde Gesteinsschicht schützt das darunterliegende Material."
sovrastante
Transliteration: sovra-stante
"La roccia sovrastante esercita una forte pressione."
yacente encima
Transliteration: ʝaˈsente enˈsima
"Los estratos suprayacentes muestran signos de erosión."
sobrejacente
Transliteration: sobɾeʒaˈsẽtʃi
"A camada sobrejacente foi removida durante a escavação."
ऊपर स्थित
Transliteration: oopar sthit
"ऊपर स्थित चट्टान बहुत भारी है।"
覆盖在上的
Transliteration: fùgài zài shàng de
"覆盖在上的岩层包含了许多化石。"
위에 놓인
Transliteration: wie noin
"위에 놓인 지층이 아래쪽을 누르고 있습니다."
上位の
Transliteration: jōi no
"上位の地層から新しい化石が発見された。"
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