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subjacency

Pronunciation: /səbˈd͡ʒeɪsənsi/

The English word “subjacency” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The state of being subjacent.
  2. A constraint on the movement of elements which states that the target position of movement must be structurally close downwards to the source position.

Etymology

From subjacent + -cy.

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