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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERLAY

underlay  [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERLAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underlay is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb underlay in English.

WHAT DOES UNDERLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underlay

Underlay or underlayment generally refers to a thin layer of cushioning made of materials such as sponge rubber, foam, felt, or crumb rubber; this material is laid beneath carpeting to provide comfort underfoot, to reduce wear on the carpet, and to provide insulation against sound, moisture, and heat. In general, it is a layer which is underneath another layer, so underlay is thus also used to describe many different surface-covering products. In vinyl flooring or "linoleum", the underlay is the thin layer of plywood that is fastened over the structural subfloor to create a uniform, smooth platform for the sheet vinyl. For laminated wood flooring, the underlay provides a “vapor barrier” to prevent moisture from coming through the floor of the home and then migrating into the flooring; the underlayment may also have noise-dampening properties. A self-leveling underlay is a cement-like product that can be pumped in liquid form onto the floor in order to create a level floor. Underlay is also the term for the material under roofing tiles; this roofing membrane is often made of rubber and is used to seal the roof and prevent leakage.

Definition of underlay in the English dictionary

The first definition of underlay in the dictionary is to place under or beneath. Other definition of underlay is to support by something laid beneath. Underlay is also to achieve the correct printing pressure all over or to bring up to type height by adding material, such as paper, to the appropriate areas beneath it.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERLAY

PRESENT

Present
I underlay
you underlay
he/she/it underlays
we underlay
you underlay
they underlay
Present continuous
I am underlaying
you are underlaying
he/she/it is underlaying
we are underlaying
you are underlaying
they are underlaying
Present perfect
I have underlaid
you have underlaid
he/she/it has underlaid
we have underlaid
you have underlaid
they have underlaid
Present perfect continuous
I have been underlaying
you have been underlaying
he/she/it has been underlaying
we have been underlaying
you have been underlaying
they have been underlaying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I underlaid
you underlaid
he/she/it underlaid
we underlaid
you underlaid
they underlaid
Past continuous
I was underlaying
you were underlaying
he/she/it was underlaying
we were underlaying
you were underlaying
they were underlaying
Past perfect
I had underlaid
you had underlaid
he/she/it had underlaid
we had underlaid
you had underlaid
they had underlaid
Past perfect continuous
I had been underlaying
you had been underlaying
he/she/it had been underlaying
we had been underlaying
you had been underlaying
they had been underlaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will underlay
you will underlay
he/she/it will underlay
we will underlay
you will underlay
they will underlay
Future continuous
I will be underlaying
you will be underlaying
he/she/it will be underlaying
we will be underlaying
you will be underlaying
they will be underlaying
Future perfect
I will have underlaid
you will have underlaid
he/she/it will have underlaid
we will have underlaid
you will have underlaid
they will have underlaid
Future perfect continuous
I will have been underlaying
you will have been underlaying
he/she/it will have been underlaying
we will have been underlaying
you will have been underlaying
they will have been underlaying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would underlay
you would underlay
he/she/it would underlay
we would underlay
you would underlay
they would underlay
Conditional continuous
I would be underlaying
you would be underlaying
he/she/it would be underlaying
we would be underlaying
you would be underlaying
they would be underlaying
Conditional perfect
I would have underlay
you would have underlay
he/she/it would have underlay
we would have underlay
you would have underlay
they would have underlay
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been underlaying
you would have been underlaying
he/she/it would have been underlaying
we would have been underlaying
you would have been underlaying
they would have been underlaying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you underlay
we let´s underlay
you underlay
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to underlay
Past participle
underlaid
Present Participle
underlaying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERLAY


alay
əˈleɪ
aleye
əˈleɪ
allay
əˈleɪ
belay
bɪˈleɪ
brise-soleil
ˌbriːzsəʊˈleɪ
Brule
bruːˈleɪ
cabriolet
ˌkæbrɪəʊˈleɪ
cassoulet
ˌkæsəˈleɪ
delay
dɪˈleɪ
gelee
ʒəˈleɪ
gilet
dʒɪˈleɪ
inlay
ɪnˈleɪ
interlay
ˌɪntəˈleɪ
Malay
məˈleɪ
Mandalay
ˌmændəˈleɪ
Millay
mɪˈleɪ
mislay
mɪsˈleɪ
overlay
ˌəʊvəˈleɪ
uplay
ʌpˈleɪ
waylay
weɪˈleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERLAY

underlaid
underlain
underlap
underlayer
underlayment
underleaf
underlease
underleaves
underlet
underletter
underletting
underleveraged
underlie
underlier
underline
underlinen
underling
underlining
underlip
underlit

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERLAY

airplay
Barclay
child´s play
clay
colour separation overlay
cosplay
display
fair play
foreplay
gameplay
interplay
lay
outlay
parlay
play
plug and play
relay
replay
role-play
screenplay

Synonyms and antonyms of underlay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underlay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERLAY

Find out the translation of underlay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underlay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underlay» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

底衬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arpillera
570 millions of speakers

English

underlay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुनियाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأساس الذي تقوم عليه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подложка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underlay
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে স্থাপন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thibaude
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterlage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下敷き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

언더
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggambar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dùng làm căn bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழிடவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खालसा करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alttan desteklemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottostrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podkład
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підкладка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

substrat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόστρωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderlaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underlags
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underlag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underlay

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERLAY»

The term «underlay» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of underlay
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERLAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underlay» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underlay» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underlay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERLAY»

Discover the use of underlay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underlay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Surgical Pitfalls: Prevention and Management
The preperitoneal space, between the abdominal wall and the preperitoneal fat, is developed to allow space for the underlay patch. For indirect inguinal hernias, this is done through the internal ring; for direct hernias, it is created through the ...
Stephen R. T. Evans, A. Alfred Chahine, 2009
2
Couture Sewing Techniques
Check the hemline on a dress form or the figure to be sure it is marked accurately and the underlay does not show. 2. Machine stitch the vertical seams, stopping about 6 in. above the hemline. Remove the bastings, and press the seams flat. 3.
Claire B. Shaeffer, 2011
3
Distributed Computing and Networking: 10th International ...
in the overlay graph to a simple path in the underlay graph. If MAP is a member of EDGEMAPS, then for any overlay link l = (b,c), MAP(l) = p where p ∈ PATHSu∧ ENDNODES(p) = {VERTEXMAP(b),VERTEXMAP(c)}. We define degree of ...
Vijay Garg, Roger Wattenhofer, Kishore Kothapalli, 2009
4
Cartilage Tympanoplasty: Classification of Methods -- ...
22 In-lay Underlay Tympanoplasty Techniques with Cartilage- Perichondrium Composite Island Graft. 345 Definition The in-lay underlay composite graft consists of a cartilage disk and a relatively large perichondrium flap (Fig. 22.1).
Mirko Tos, 2011
5
Polymer Latices
19.5 LATICES IN CARPET UNDERLAY MATERIALS 19.5.1 Resume of latex- containing carpet underlay materials The function of a carpet underlay is to provide a resilient cushion which absorbs much of the shock when the carpet is walked ...
D.C. Blackley, 1997
6
AutoCAD 2010 Update Guide: What's Inside?
Command: adjustadjustadjustadjustadjust Select image or underlay: (Choose a raster image, or a DWF/X, DGN, or PDF (Choose a raster image, or a DWF/X, DGN, or PDF (Choose a raster image, or a DWF/X, DGN, or PDF (Choose a raster ...
Ralph Grabowski, 2009
7
Radio Interface System Planning for GSM/GPRS/UMTS
Additionally, it has to be noted that different base station equipment suppliers have different solutions for this overlay- underlay concept but basically all these overlay-underlay concepts can be used in the macrocellular or microcellular ...
Jukka Lempiäinen, Matti Manninen, 2001
8
Report of the Department of Mines for the Year...
The underlay shaft of this mine is now down 250 feet, and connects with the bottom level from a vertical shaft 108 feet deep, which is just upon water level. The underlay shaft is all in granite country, part of a considerable dyke of granite which ...
Western Australia. Dept. of Mines, 1907
9
Report of the Department of Mines, Western Australia, for ...
The underlay shaft of this mine is now down 250 feet, and connects with the bottom level from a vertical shaft 108 feet deep, which is just upon water level. The underlay shaft is all in granite country, part of a considerable dyke of granite which ...
Western Australia. Dept. of Mines, 1907
10
FCS Construction Carpentry & Roof Work L3
Underlay is a membrane that is fixed over the trusses and under the battens. There are proprietary membranes of various materials. Underlay is used as a dust cover within the roof or as thermal insulation. It is used aesthetically if it is exposed ...
E. Jardien, F. Parker, N. Wolhuter, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underlay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Carpet underlay — necessary or optional?
The underlay you have installed with your carpet is just as important as the carpet you choose. It not only provides cushioning for extra comfort when walking on ... «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»
2
Q&A with Steve Maxwell: Underlay for new shingles?
Q: Is underlay necessary beneath new shingles? A reputable roofer is quoting townhouses where I live. He says underlay is unnecessary and a waste of money. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
3
House Works: Why shingles need underlay to protect your roof
This roof underlay keeps water from leaking into the house, but allows water vapour to dry and escape if it forms below the roof. Robert Maxwell / Ottawa Citizen. «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
4
Nuage Networks tacks SDN to underlay
Software defined network (SDN) visibility is the new black, it seems: Nuage Networks has become the second vendor this week to play connect-the-dots ... «The Register, May 15»
5
Media Advisory: Cumulus Networks Demonstrates Universal …
As the industry provides greater choice in the market for these solutions, Cumulus Networks provides this true Linux OS as the universal underlay for a diverse ... «Business Wire, May 15»
6
4-year-old girl with rare medical condition is addicted to eating carpet
A four-year-old girl who has a rare medical condition is addicted to eating the carpet underlay in her room. Jessica Knight has been diagnosed with an eating ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
7
Meet Jessica, the four-year-old girl addicted to eating carpet underlay
If you lift up the carpet in her room now you can see there is no underlay left. ... Now Jessica's mother gives her daughter a small purse filled with underlay in ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
8
Colorado lynx status unknown, studies underlay
FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - After lynx disappeared in Colorado in the 1970s and were reintroduced in 1999, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials can't say whether the ... «Washington Times, Jan 15»
9
What is the most eco-friendly carpet?
Finally, don't forget the underlay. There's little point going to the trouble (and expense) of a greener carpet if underneath is the same old toxic padding. «The Guardian, Dec 13»
10
Shelley Bridgeman: Do you believe in magnetic therapy?
Can sleeping on a magnetic underlay ... improve your wellbeing? ... Do they really work or are they just ... a waste of money?" Its answer was succinct: "No, they ... «New Zealand Herald, Nov 13»

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