SUPERJACENT

superjacent

(adjective) lying immediately above or on something else

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

superjacent (not comparable)

Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying. [from 16th c.]

Antonyms

• subjacent

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. superjacens, p.pr. of superjacere; super above + jacere to lie.]

Definition: Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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