surmounted

surmounted is the simple past and past participle of surmount.

Adjective

surmounted (not comparable)

Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a semicircle.
Overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid over it.
- Argent, a fess vert, surmounted by a saltier gules, by the name of Parveis.1846, William Newton, Display of Heraldry, page 75

surmount (third-person singular simple present surmounts, present participle surmounting, simple past and past participle surmounted)

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
- this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 10
(transitive) To cap; to sit on top of.
- The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves.1951 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 283

What does surmounted mean?: Surmounted means of an arch or dome: rising higher than a semicircle.
What is surmounted the simple past and past participle of?: Surmounted is the simple past and past participle of surmount.
What part of speech is surmounted?: Surmounted is an adjective.

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