underlying

English

Adjective

underlying (not comparable)

1. lying underneath

   We dug down to the underlying rock.

2. basic or fundamental

   Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.

3. implicit

   Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

Translations

lying underneath

• Dutch: onderliggend (nl)
• Finnish: alla oleva

• French: sous-jacent (fr) m
• German: darunterliegend (de)

basic or fundamental

• Czech: základní (cs)
• Finnish: perustana oleva

• French: sous-jacent (fr)
• Georgian: ძირითადი (ka) (jirit’adi)

implicit

• Dutch: achterliggend (nl)
• French: sous-jacent (fr)

• German: implizit (de)
• Portuguese: implícito (pt) m

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• Dutch: achterliggend

Anagrams

• enduringly