overlying

Examples

• All

• A faint, bluish discoloration was noted through the overlying skin.

  Academic text (1999)

• Now the outer hair cells are embedded in a membrane that is overlying the inner hair cell and they are attached.

• The visiting students were given a map of the university campus with an overlying transparent map of Russia.

  Academic text (1998)

• Both the overlying fascial layer and skin are expanded.

  Academic text (2014)

• Close inspection of the nose revealed that the overlying skin was edematous and violaceous.

  Academic text (2006)

• The overlying skin may exhibit a faint bluish-red discoloration on examination.

  Academic text (1999)

• The overlying skin may be exquisitely tender, edematous, and erythematous.

  Academic text (2010)

• As the valley subsided, sediments from the overlying plateau were eroded and deposited in the basin.

  Blog text (23)

• If you were to look inside the Earth, you'd find that it consists of layers: a central core a thick overlying mantle and a thin outer crust.

  Apartment Zero (1989)

• The archaeologists carefully removed the overlying soil to uncover the ancient ruins below.

Synonyms

S

superimposed

vsoverlying

5 6.0

Placed on top of something so both are visible

lies over another object mainly covering it rather than showing both

Antonyms

E

exposed

14 1.8

Not covered by clothes and showing skin

U

underlying

6 4.0

Under another thing, often below the surface

How Covered

enveloping

3 4.3

covering

2 1.5

overlying

2 5.3

overlapping

1 3.5

touching

9 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology