SUPERINCUMBENT

superincumbent

(adjective) lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else; ā€œsuperincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decompositionā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

superincumbent (comparative more superincumbent, superlative most superincumbent)

(chiefly science) Lying or resting on something else; overlying.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*in*cum"bent, a. Etym: [L. superincumbens, p.pr. of superincumbere. See Super-, and Incumbent.]

Definition: Lying or resting on something else.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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