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Overlying
Meaning
Adj
●
lying over or upon something else
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Origin
overlying
English
lying
English
-ing
English
-ing
Middle English (1100-1500)
-ing
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-inge
Middle English (1100-1500)
lie
English
lien
Middle English (1100-1500)
leogan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
over-
English
over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Underlying
Overarching
Subsurface
Crustal
Underlaying
Lithosphere
Upwelling
Lithology
Sedimentary
Surrounding
Sediments
Underpinning
Overhanging
Basaltic
Overburden
Rocks
Penetrating
Erosional
Crust
Laterally
Impermeable
Rock
Sediment
Fracturing
Asthenosphere
Overlapping
Mudstone
Inhabiting
Mafic
Clastic
Thickening
Granitic
Accretionary
Covering
Ophiolitic
Avascular
Crossing
Sloping
Draining
Ultramafic
Upper
Separating
Touching
Enclosing
Dissolving
Shales
Subduction
Argillaceous
Compressing
Compacting
Facies
Surface Layer
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rocks
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