Subjacent Definition

sŭb-jāsənt
adjective
Situated directly under or below; underlying.
Webster's New World
Being lower but not directly beneath.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Subjacent

  • Latin subiacēns subiacent- present participle of subiacēre to lie beneath sub- sub- iacēre to lie yē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin subiaceō (“lie beneath").

    From Wiktionary

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