superincumbent

[ soo-per-in-kuhm-buhnt ]
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adjective
  1. lying or resting on something else.

  2. situated above; overhanging.

  1. exerted from above, as pressure.

Origin of superincumbent

1
1655–65; <Latin superincumbent- (stem of superincumbēns), present participle of superincumbere to lean over; see super-, incumbent

Other words from superincumbent

  • su·per·in·cum·bence, su·per·in·cum·ben·cy, noun
  • su·per·in·cum·bent·ly, adverb

Words Nearby superincumbent

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How to use superincumbent in a sentence

  • Duplicates of each were ranged in opposition, until the table groaned with its superincumbent weight.

    Newton Forster | Captain Frederick Marryat
  • A banded column, such as we see in Early English Gothic, looks weak and incapable of supporting the superincumbent weight.

  • Below us slept the waters of the bay, reflecting, in their crystal depths, the superincumbent mountains and overarching sky.

    The Felon's Track | Michael Doheny
  • An idea may thus be gained of the very considerable amount of superincumbent materials.

    Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. Duckworth
  • Secondly, the superincumbent strata can be assigned to one period only of the archaeological series, viz.

    Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. Duckworth

British Dictionary definitions for superincumbent

superincumbent

/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈkʌmbənt) /


adjective
  1. lying or being on top of something else

  2. situated or suspended above; overhanging

Derived forms of superincumbent

  • superincumbence or superincumbency, noun
  • superincumbently, adverb

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