Underlying

Adjective

Définitions

1.Adjectivelying underneath

"We dug down to the underlying rock."

2.Adjectivebasic or fundamental

"Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry."

3.Adjectiveimplicit

"Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning."

4.NounThe entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

5.Verbpresent participle and gerund of underlie

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