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

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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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