superincumbent

(-in kum′bənt)

adjective

1. lying or resting on something else
2. brought to bear from above: said of pressure
arching over or overhanging

Origin: L superincumbens, prp. of superincumbere: see super- & incumbent

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See superincumbent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Lying or resting on or above something.

Origin:

Origin: Latin superincumbēns, superincumbent-

Origin: , present participle of superincumbere, to lie on top of

Origin: : super-, super-

Origin: + incumbere, to lie down; see incumbent

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