su·per·ja·cent (s  p r-j  snt)adj. Resting or lying immediately above or on something else. [Latin superiac  ns, superiacent-, present participle of superiacre, to lie over : super-, super- + iacre, to lie down; see y- in Indo-European roots.] |
superjacent [ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt]
adj
lying immediately above or upon
[from Late Latin superjacēre, from Latin super- + jacēre to lie]
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| Adj. | 1. | superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else subjacent - lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys" |
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