adj
Meaning 1
lying over or upon something else
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overlying
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 L AY1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
placed on or over something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an overlying image
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: superimposed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English lying English overlying From over- + lying.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: przykrywający — Translations
- Spanish: suprayacente — Translations
Real reading context