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lying above

lying above is the present participle and gerund 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 lying above

What is lying above the present participle and gerund of?
Lying above is the present participle and gerund of lie above.

Words near lying above in the dictionary

  1. lygus bug
  2. lygus bugs
  3. Lyhne
  4. lyin'
  5. lying
  6. lying above
  7. lying ahead
  8. lying along
  9. lying around
  10. lying at someone's door
  11. lying at someone's heart

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