superincumbent

adj
/suːpəɹɪnˈkʌmbənt/UK

Etymology

From Latin superincumbentem, present participle of superincumbere. By surface analysis, super- + incumbent.

  1. derived from superincumbentem

Definitions

  1. 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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