SUPERINCUMBENT


Meaning of SUPERINCUMBENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -in-ˈkəm-bənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin superincumbent-, superincumbens, present participle of superincumbere to lie on top of, from super- + incumbere to lie down on — more at incumbent

Date: 1664

: lying or resting and usually exerting pressure on something else

• su·per·in·cum·bent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.