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lain above

lain above is the past participle of lie above.

Meaning of lie above

Verb

lie above (third-person singular simple present lies above, present participle lying above, simple past lay above, past participle lain above)

  1. (ring theory) Synonym of lie over.
    • If p₁, p ∈ Spec(A) with p₁ ⊂ p, and if q₁ ∈ Spec(B) lies above p₁, then there exists q ∈ Spec(B) which lies above p and such that q₁ ⊂ q.2007, Meinolf Geck, Group Representation Theory, EPFL Press, page 199
    Synonyms:
    lie over

Questions about lain above

What is lain above the past participle of?
Lain above is the past participle of lie above.

Words near lain above in the dictionary

  1. Lailah
  2. Lails
  3. laimosphere
  4. laimospheres
  5. lain
  6. lain above
  7. lain ahead
  8. lain along
  9. lain around
  10. lain at someone's door
  11. lain at someone's heart

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