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Overlying vs Underlying - What's the difference?

overlying | underlying |

As adjectives the difference between overlying and underlying

is that overlying is lying over or upon something else while underlying is lying underneath.

overlying

English

Adjective

(head)
  • lying over or upon something else

    • underlying

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • lying underneath
    • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  • basic or fundamental
    • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  • implicit
    • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

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