transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-ˈjā-s ə nt ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin superjacent-, superjacens, present participle of superjacēre to lie over or upon, from super- + jacēre to lie; akin to Latin jacere to throw — more at jet
Date: 1610
: lying above or upon : overlying
superjacent rocks