noun
Meaning 1
A layer that is below another layer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substrate, substratum
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underlayer
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noun
Meaning 2
A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One who underlays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
To form a layer beneath another
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English layer English underlayer From under- + layer.