SUBJACENT


Meaning of SUBJACENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -s ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin subjacent-, subjacens, present participle of subjacēre to lie under, from sub- + jacēre to lie — more at adjacent

Date: 1592

: lying under or below ; also : lower than though not directly below

hills and subjacent valleys

• sub·ja·cent·ly adverb

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