Hypertext Webster Gateway: "underlying"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Underlying \Un`der*ly"ing\, a.
Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the
underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
underlying
adj 1: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an
underlying meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent}]
2: located beneath or below
3: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
"underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary}]
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