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subjacent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subjacent \Sub*ja"cent\, a. [L. subjacens, p. pr of subjacere to lie under sub under + jacere to lie.] 1. Lying under or below. 2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as hills and subjacent valleys. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subjacent adj : lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys" [ant: {superjacent}]
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