Ma'anar ƙamus na "superincumbent" shine "ƙarya ko hutawa akan wani abu dabam; overlying". Hakanan yana iya nufin "nauyi mai nauyi ko nauyi". Ana amfani da wannan kalma sau da yawa a fannin ilmin ƙasa wajen siffanta duwatsun dutse ko ƙasa waɗanda aka jera a saman juna, ko kuma a cikin gine-gine don nuni ga tsarin da aka gina akan wani gini.
