Definition of Superincumbent. Meaning of Superincumbent. Synonyms of Superincumbent

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Definition of Superincumbent

Superincumbent
Superincumbent Su`per*in*cum"bent, a. [L. superincumbens, p. pr. of superincumbere. See Super-, and Incumbent.] Lying or resting on something else.

Meaning of Superincumbent from wikipedia

- structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superin****bent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in...
- relieving arch is an arch built over a lintel or architrave to take off the superin****bent weight. The earliest example is found in the Great Pyramid, over the...
- present society, cannot stir, cannot raise itself up, without the whole superin****bent strata of official society being sprung into the air. Though not in...
- Fouqué, somewhat arbitrarily, to 2000 BC, by consideration of the superin****bent eruptive stratum. Meanwhile, in 1868, tombs at Ialysus in Rhodes had...
- operation is probably accelerated by the increased pressure produced by superin****bent m****es, and to some extent also by the rise of temperature which inevitably...
- pack horse", meaning "bearing great burden or weight". "To support a superin****bent wall", "any beast of burden", and in this way is similar to a wall plate...
- structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superin****bent weight. Corbiesteps A series of steps along the slopes of a gable. Also...
- Palace stands, and immediately under one of the great water towers, a superin****bent weight of 2,200 tons which taxed in its execution all the skill and...
- distortion brings upon woman peculiar distress: The pressure of the whole superin****bent m**** on the pelvic or lower organs induces sufferings proportioned in...
- surf threw up considerable quantities of water with a loud noise. The superin****bent rocks were basaltic, and those of a small rock to the N.W. of the island...