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View synonyms for superincumbent
superincumbent
[ soo-per-in-kuhm-buhnt ]
adjective
- lying or resting on something else.
- situated above; overhanging.
- exerted from above, as pressure.
superincumbent
/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈkʌmbənt /
adjective
- lying or being on top of something else
- situated or suspended above; overhanging
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Derived Forms
- ˌsuperinˈcumbently, adverb
- ˌsuperinˈcumbence, noun
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Other Words From
- super·in·cumbence super·in·cumben·cy noun
- super·in·cumbent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of superincumbent1
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Example Sentences
Duplicates of each were ranged in opposition, until the table groaned with its superincumbent weight.
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A banded column, such as we see in Early English Gothic, looks weak and incapable of supporting the superincumbent weight.
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Below us slept the waters of the bay, reflecting, in their crystal depths, the superincumbent mountains and overarching sky.
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An idea may thus be gained of the very considerable amount of superincumbent materials.
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Secondly, the superincumbent strata can be assigned to one period only of the archaeological series, viz.
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