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单词 overlying
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overlyingn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪɪŋ/
Forms: see over- prefix and lying n.1; also Scottish 1800s ourliean.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overlie v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < overlie v. + -ing suffix1. Compare overlaying n.
The action of overlie v.In quot. c1425: (perhaps) †oppression, affliction (cf. overlaying n.).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [noun]
overlyingc1425
supraposition1812
the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [noun] > smothering or suffocation
smoringc1440
suffocating1621
stifling1711
choking1803
smotheration1826
overlying1891
c1425 J. Wyclif Serm. Missa de Pace in MS Douce 321 f. 494v Þes þyngis haue I spoken to ȝou þat ȝe haue þees in me & þe world schulen ȝe haue ouerlyinge [a1425 Bodl. In þe world shulen ȝe have overleiynge].
1871 tr. H. Schellen Spectrum Anal. xlv. 173 Produced by the overlying of the reversed spectra of such substances as are to be found in the earth.
1891 Daily News 31 Dec. 5/3 The proportion of deaths from overlying is more than twice as high on Saturday night as on any other night in the week.
1918 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 81 26 (heading) Overlying of infants.
1996 C.-J. N. Bailey Ess. Time-based Ling. Anal. iv. 145 It confirms the overlying of AC and complex A by complex C.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overlyingadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪɪŋ/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, lying adj.1
Etymology: Probably < over- prefix + lying adj.1 Compare overlie v.
That overlies something.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > high position > position upon > [adjective]
superjacent1578
incumbent1624
insistent1624
incumbing1629
superincumbent1664
insisting1727
overlying1831
riding1859–60
1831 M. Faraday in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 121 331 The plate in rising tends to lift the overlying fluid, and in falling to recede from it.
1872 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. II. 244 The proximity of large overlying bodies of water.
1936 Discovery Apr. 99 Dunshaughlin crannóg during excavation, showing the brushwood layer, the overlying timbers, and the outer palisade.
1993 Flyer July 36/1 Around noon we took off and had to level off at 1,500 feet due to the overlying clouds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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