superjacent
Pronunciation: /s(j)uːpəˈdʒeɪsənt/
The English word “superjacent” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.
Etymology
From (the stem of) Latin superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre, from super- + jacēre (“to lie”).
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