superjacent

American

[soo-per-jey-suhnt] / ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt /

adjective

lying above or upon something else.

superjacent British

/ ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt /

adjective

lying immediately above or upon

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Etymology

Origin of superjacent

1600–10; < Latin superjacent- (stem of superjacēns ), present participle of superjacēre to rest upon. See super-, subjacent

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