Used in a Sentence

overlying

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for overlying.

Editorial note

The analogy is that it is as if two tv channels were overlying each other.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

lying over or upon something else

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of overlying gathered in one view.

adjective

lying over or upon something else

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overlying.

Example sentences

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The analogy is that it is as if two tv channels were overlying each other.

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Shyness is rarely a solid trait and more over a symptom of an overlying conflict/rift with social interaction.

3

Now, the skin of the forehead overlying a portion of the frontal lobes is approximately 2 mm thick.

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The energy of low-power devices simply will not penetrate the thickness of the scalp overlying much of the skull.

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Nobody wants to join something where the overlying metaphor is you're just there to get screwed.

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Those overlying page headers that break space/pagedown need to die a horrible horrible death, and possibly their creators with them.

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This is unlike the Sun, where the core is effectively isolated from overlying layers, and will run out of hydrogen while those outer layers still contain a great deal of it.

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One overlying question here is in your contact with Anthony in particular over every other journalist out there, and how that came about.

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This is true, although it was tested in a fast response fighter role, overlying enemy aircraft and firing air-to-air missiles from high altitude.

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The overlying consensus seems to be that Fragmentation isn't much of an issue anymore and iTunes makes more money but Play is catching up fast.

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What overlying function in print would they serve exactly?

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Heat will be stored inside, insulated by overlying dirt.

Quote examples

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First, "mineral rights" are decided in various ways, but one of those is actual possession of the overlying real estate.

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If I’m an overlying landowner, I have the right to pump as much water as I can..." leads only to the tragedy of the commons and ensuing disaster...

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> "As a venture capitalist who invests in high tech, I have to worry that the web will be perceived as an increasingly corrupt police state overlying a maze of dark alleys and unsafe practices outside the rule of law." I wonder how much of VC thinking skewed this way, encouraging Facebook and others to try and become AOL-like walled gardens, and eventually lobbying governments to make exceptions for them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use overlying in a sentence?

The analogy is that it is as if two tv channels were overlying each other.

What does overlying mean?

lying over or upon something else

What part of speech is overlying?

overlying is commonly used as adjective.