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Definition of Underlies

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.
underlie
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.
Underlie
Underlie Un"der*lie`, n. See Underlay, n., 1.

Meaning of Underlies from wikipedia

- The philosophy of business considers the fundamental principles that underlie the formation and operation of a business enterprise; the nature and purpose...
- Higgs field has a vacuum expectation value of 246 GeV. This nonzero value underlies the Higgs mechanism of the Standard Model. This value is given by v =...
- materials into finished goods reliably generates greater profitability, which underlies the faster growth of developed economies. List of countries by manufacturing...
- ability to understand the mental state – of oneself or others – that underlies overt behaviour. Mentalization can be seen as a form of imaginative mental...
- krathing), a large wild bovine of Southeast Asia. The logo of the drink underlies its branding, with two red gaurs charging at each other backdropped by...
- to fibrin-platelet aggregates at damaged heart valves. This mechanism underlies their ability to cause subacute valvular heart disease following their...
- Mozilla's Gecko. It is used in the Pale Moon and Basilisk browsers. It underlies the Interlink mail client, Hyperbola's fork of Basilisk known as Iceweasel-UXP...
- elements of folklore, and it is not clear to what extent a historical figure underlies the mythical Romulus, the events and institutions ascribed to him were...
- with various pieces of the distributed computing infrastructure that underlies most of Google's products. At various times, he has also worked on improving...
- the context of plated metal products, the base metal underlies the plating metal, as copper underlies silver in Sheffield plate. London Metal Exchange Philosopher's...