underlying

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English

Adjective

underlying (not comparable)

1. lying underneath

   We dug down to the underlying rock.

2. basic or fundamental

   Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.

3. implicit

   Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

Translations

lying underneath

• Catalan: subjacent
• Dutch: onderliggend (nl)
• Finnish: alla oleva

• French: sous-jacent (fr) m
• German: darunterliegend
• Greek: υποκείμενος (el) m (ypokeímenos)

basic or fundamental

• Catalan: subjacent
• Czech: základní (cs)
• Finnish: perustana oleva

• French: sous-jacent (fr)
• Georgian: ძირითადი (ʒiritadi)
• Greek: θεμελιώδης (el) m (themeliódis)

implicit

• Catalan: subjacent
• Danish: underliggende
• Dutch: achterliggend (nl)
• French: sous-jacent (fr)

• German: implizit (de)
• Italian: sottostante (it)
• Portuguese: implícito (pt) m, subjacente (pt)
• Spanish: subyacente (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} achterliggend (nl)

Noun

underlying (plural underlyings)

1. (finance) The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

Verb

underlying

1. present participle of underlie

Anagrams

• enduringly