underlying.
Lying underneath.
Meaning & usage
Lying underneath.
We dug down to the underlying rock.
Basic or fundamental.
Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
Implicit.
Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.
The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.
present participle and gerund of underlie
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.
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