Overlying

Synonyms for "overlying" (20 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (10)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

6 entries
geologic layerliepositionspatial relationstratigraphic unitsurface position

More specific

8 entries
coveringoverlayoverlayeroverlying limestoneoverlying sandstoneoverlying shalesuperjacent layertop layer

Collocations

12 entries
overlying bedsoverlying epitheliumoverlying formationoverlying horizonoverlying layeroverlying membraneoverlying rockoverlying rocksoverlying sedimentoverlying strataoverlying tissueoverlying unit

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He ascended the ladder to have one more look at the point the men had designated, and perched himself on the highest rung, overlying the tiles.

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