umliegend
German
Pronunciation
Participle
umliegend
- present participle of umliegen
Adjective
umliegend (strong nominative masculine singular umliegender, not comparable)
- surrounding (adjacent or nearby in any given direction, often collectively)
- in den umliegenden Dörfern ― in the surrounding villages
- umliegendes Gewebe ― surrounding tissue
- 2006 July 13, Frank Barfs, “Die Sinnhaftigkeit von Wissenschafts-Raumfahrt”, in de.sci.raumfahrt[1] (Usenet):
- Auch bei der Fusion entsteht durch Nebeneffekte Strahlung und dementsprechend wird umliegendes Material auf Dauer Radioaktiv.
- Side effects cause radiation during fusion, as well, and surrounding material is therefore going to become radioactive in the long term.
Declension
Positive forms of umliegend (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “umliegend” in Duden online