English

Alternative forms

• ground-laying

Noun

groundlaying ‎(uncountable)

1. The creation of a foundation or base.
2. (ceramics) The first process in decorating by means of enamelled colour.
   • 1987, Sheila Southwell, China Painting Projects with Sheila Southwell - Page 109:

     If you don't have an airbrush this effect can be achieved by using a groundlaying technique over the doily, the oil being padded over both the doily and the plate.

Etymology 2

From ground +‎ laying ‎(participle). Compare German grundlegend, Danish grundlæggende.

Adjective

groundlaying ‎(not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or supplying a foundation; foundational; fundamental.
   • ?, Computer Science - Page 64:

     A groundlaying book in the subject by Preparata and Shamos dates the first use of the term ”computational geometry” in this sense by 1975.

   • 2003, Jörg Kienzle, Open Multithreaded Transactions:

     The groundlaying research of the 60s and 70s created a solid basis in this area by developing a number of fundamental mechanisms, such as ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability) transactions, atomic actions […]