SUPERJACENT


Meaning of SUPERJACENT in English

|süpə(r)|jās 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 (to spout)

: lying above or upon : overlying , superincumbent

superjacent rocks

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.