underlying

Definition

lying underneath

Etymology

By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "We dug down to the underlying rock."
• "Old Yew, which graspest at the stones ⁠That name the under-lying dead, ⁠Thy fibres net the dreamless head, Thy roots are wrapt about the bones."
• "During the track renewals, advantage was taken to redrain the area and the old spent ballast was removed down to the underlying rock, new ballast and drains being provided throughout."