superincumbent
adj/suːpəɹɪnˈkʌmbənt/UK
Etymology
From Latin superincumbentem, present participle of superincumbere. By surface analysis, super- + incumbent.
- derived from superincumbentem
Definitions
Lying or resting on something else
Lying or resting on something else; overlying.
- As the vapour cooled the water would be precipitated, and an ocean would surround the spherical nucleus with a superincumbent atmosphere.
- Then a superincumbent bundle rolled down, with a whisking noise, flames elongated, and bent themselves about with a quiet roar, but no crackle.
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