SUBJACENT


Meaning of SUBJACENT in English

[ səb'dʒeɪs(ə)nt ]

■ adjective technical situated below something else.

Derivatives

subjacency noun

Origin

C16: from L. ~- 'lying underneath', from sub- 'under' + jacere 'to lie'.

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