Meaning & use
Overlying
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Positioned above or covering another layer or surface.
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Geologists studied the overlying rock layers to date the fossil below.
Doctors warned that an overlying blanket could pose a suffocation risk to the infant.
A note on using this word
Frequently paired with its opposite, 'underlying,' particularly in geology and medicine when describing layered structures.
Words with a similar meaning
coveringsuperimposed
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Words with an opposite meaning
underlying
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