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su·per·ja·cent

(so͞o′pər-jā′sənt)

adj.

Resting or lying immediately above or on something else.

[Latin superiacēns, superiacent-, present participle of superiacēre, to lie over : super-, super- + iacēre, to lie down; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]

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superjacent

(ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt)

adj

lying immediately above or upon

[C17: from Late Latin superjacēre, from Latin super- + jacēre to lie]

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su•per•ja•cent

(ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt)

adj.

lying above or upon something else.

[1600–10; < Latin superjacent-, s. of superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre to rest upon]

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superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else

subjacent - lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys"

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