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superincumbent

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /suːpəɹɪnˈkʌmbənt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Lying or resting on something else; overlying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin superincumbentem, present participle of superincumbere. By surface analysis, super- + incumbent.