Associations to the word «Underlying»

UNDERLYING, adjective. Lying underneath

UNDERLYING, adjective. Basic or fundamental

UNDERLYING, adjective. Implicit

UNDERLYING FORM, noun. (phonology) A property of a morpheme; the abstract form that the morpheme is postulated to have before any phonological rules have applied to it.

UNDERLYING, adjective. In the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning".

UNDERLYING, adjective. Located beneath or below.

UNDERLYING, adjective. Being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles".