underlying

un·der·ly·ing  (ndr-lng)

adj.

1. Lying under or beneath something: underlying strata.

2. Basic; fundamental.

3. Present but not obvious; implicit: an underlying meaning.

4. Taking precedence; prior: an underlying financial claim.

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underlying [ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ]

adj

1. concealed but detectable underlying guilt

2. fundamental; basic

3. lying under

4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance (of a claim, liability, etc.) taking precedence; prior

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	underlying - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" implicit in, inherent implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"
	2.	underlying - located beneath or below             subjacent - lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys"
	3.	underlying - being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" rudimentary, fundamental basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"

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underlying

adjective

1. fundamental, basic, essential, root, prime, primary, radical, elementary, intrinsic, basal To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes.

2. hidden, concealed, lurking, veiled, latent hills with the hard underlying rock poking through the turf

Translations

underlying [ˈʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= fundamental) [cause, theme] → subyacente
the underlying problem is that → el problema subyacente or de fondo es que ...

2. [rock, soil, bone] → subyacente

3. (Econ) [rate, inflation, trend] → subyacente

underlying [ˌʌndə^rˈlaɪɪŋ] adj

[cause, problem, message] → sous-jacent(e)

[rock] → sous-jacent(e)