CIRCUMJACENT


Meaning of CIRCUMJACENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsər-k ə m-ˈjā-s ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin circumjacent-, circumjacens, present participle of circumjacēre to lie around, from circum- + jacēre to lie — more at adjacent

Date: 15th century

: lying adjacent on all sides : surrounding

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