underlying

un·der·ly·ing

 (ŭn′dər-lī′ĭng)

adj.

1. Lying under or beneath something: underlying strata.

2. Basic; fundamental: the underlying cause of the problem.

3. Present but not readily noticeable: an underlying meaning.

4. Taking precedence; prior: an underlying claim to compensation.

underlying

(ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ)

adj

1. concealed but detectable: underlying guilt.

2. fundamental; basic

3. lying under

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

un•der•ly•ing

(ˈʌn dərˌlaɪ ɪŋ)

adj.

1. lying beneath something else, as a substratum.

2. fundamental; basic: the underlying cause.

3. discoverable only by close scrutiny or analysis; implicit.

4. (of a claim, mortgage, etc.) taking precedence; prior.

[1605–15]

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"

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

underlying

adjective

1. Arising from or going to the root or source:

basal, basic, foundational, fundamental, original, primary, radical.

2. Of or being an irreducible element:

basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, primitive, ultimate.

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)

underlying

adj subyacente