Synonyms of the word 
OVERLYING → SUPERIMPOSED - SUPERJACENT
overlying
- adj. lying over or upon something else.
superimposed
- v. simple past tense and past participle of superimpose.
- adj. Positioned on or above something else, especially in layers.
- adj. (geology) layered or stratified.
superjacent
- adj. Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.
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