English Explanatory Dictionary

lie over

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be deferred to a future occasion.
  2. Of a prime ideal q of a ring R' with subring R, to intersect with R at some other prime ideal p; q lies over p if and only if q∩R=p.

Word forms

lie over lies over lying over lay over lain over

Synonyms

lie above
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