Definition of Underlie. Meaning of Underlie. Synonyms of Underlie

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Definition of Underlie

Underlie
Underlie Un`der*lie", v. t. [AS. underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.] 1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. 2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory. 3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. --Sir W. Scott.
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Underlay Un"der*lay`, n. 1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; -- called also underlie. 2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
Underlie
Underlie Un`der*lie", v. i. To lie below or under.
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Underlie Un"der*lie`, n. See Underlay, n., 1.

Meaning of Underlie from wikipedia

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- Tectonophysics, a branch of geophysics, is the study of the physical processes that underlie tectonic deformation. This includes measurement or calculation of the stress-...
- neuroscience to describe and understand the biological processes that underlie humans' perception of self-understanding. The neural basis of self is closely...
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- had emplo**** antisemitic tropes by suggesting that financial motivations underlie U.S. support for Israel. In response, Omar stated that the American Israel...
- Vindobonensis 795; a normalized (Ulfilan) Gothic form *lagus is thought to underlie this unconventional spelling. The rune is identical in shape to the letter...
- sensitivity theory (RST) proposes three brain-behavioral systems that underlie individual differences in sensitivity to reward, punishment, and motivation...
- strength, LTP is widely considered one of the major cellular mechanisms that underlies learning and memory. LTP was discovered in the rabbit hippocampus by Terje...
- modulation is an integral part of many digital transmission coding schemes that underlie a wide range of technologies like Wi-Fi, GSM and satellite television....