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superincumbent Definition

super·in·cum·bent (-in kum′bənt)

adjective

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

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

superincumbent Related Forms
su′per·in·cum′·bence noun or su′per·in·cum′·bency su′per·in·cum′·bently adverb
superincumbent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • lava: A calcareous sedimentary deposit, with recent shells, altered by the contact of superincumbent lava, its horizontality and extent.
superincumbent Quotes

A pard-like Spirit, beautiful and swiftö A love in desolation masked;öa Power Girt round with weakness;öit can scarce uplift The weight of the superincumbent hour; It is a dying lamp, a falling shower, A breaking billow;öeven whilst we speak Is it not broken? Shelley

—Shelley, Percy Bysshe