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View synonyms for superincumbent

superincumbent

[ soo-per-in-kuhm-buhnt ]

adjective

  1. lying or resting on something else.
  2. situated above; overhanging.
  3. exerted from above, as pressure.


superincumbent

/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈkʌmbənt /

adjective

  1. lying or being on top of something else
  2. situated or suspended above; overhanging
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsuperinˈcumbently, adverb
  • ˌsuperinˈcumbence, noun
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Other Words From

  • super·in·cumbence super·in·cumben·cy noun
  • super·in·cumbent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of superincumbent1

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

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

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.

An idea may thus be gained of the very considerable amount of superincumbent materials.

Secondly, the superincumbent strata can be assigned to one period only of the archaeological series, viz.

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