Definition of underlying

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Underlying (a.) Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles..

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Brash :: Brash (n.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits.
Lenticel :: Lenticel (n.) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth..
Lias :: Lias (n.) The lowest of the three divisions of the Jurassic period; a name given in England and Europe to a series of marine limestones underlying the Oolite. See the Chart of Geology.
Floor :: Floor (n.) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
Undersong :: Undersong (n.) Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone.
Subcarboniferous :: Subcarboniferous (a.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.
Underlying :: Underlying (a.) Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles..
Moorpan :: Moorpan (n.) A clayey layer or pan underlying some moors, etc..
Hypostasis :: Hypostasis (n.) That which forms the basis of anything; underlying principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an existing being or thing.
Syndyasmian :: Syndrome (n.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease..
Underlie :: Underlie (v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory..
Bed Rock :: Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
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