English Explanatory Dictionary

superjacent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.

Pronunciation

/s(j)uːpəˈdʒeɪsənt/

Word forms

superjacent

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre, from super- + jacēre (“to lie”).

Antonyms

subjacent
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