subjacent

[ suhb-jey-suhnt ]

adjective

1. situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
2. forming a basis.
3. lower than but not directly under something.

subjacent

/ sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt /

adjective

1. forming a foundation; underlying
2. lower than though not directly below

   tall peaks and their subjacent valley

Derived Forms

• subˈjacently, adverb
• subˈjacency, noun

Other Words From

• sub·jacen·cy noun
• sub·jacent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of subjacent¹

1590–1600; < Latin subjacent- (stem of subjacēns ), present participle of subjacēre to underlie, equivalent to sub- sub- + jac ( ēre ) to lie + -ent- -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of subjacent¹

C16: from Latin subjacēre to lie close, adjoin, be under, from sub- + jacēre to lie

Example Sentences

Postvaccination cervical tissue immune infiltrates included organized tertiary lymphoid-like structures in the stroma subjacent to residual intraepithelial lesions and, unlike infiltrates in unvaccinated lesions, showed evidence of proliferation induced by recognition of cognate antigen.

From Science Magazine

The former are the wandering cells of the connective tissues, as well as the fixed variety, the epithelial cells of the surface of a mucous membrane in addition to the subjacent connective-tissue cells.

From Project Gutenberg

Wherever the subjacent rock is visible along the banks it presents beds of an ashen-grey pumice-stone, which constitutes the chief building material of Manila.

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It was not formed by the disintegration of the subjacent rocks, but by aqueous transport.

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The pebbles and larger masses of the conglomerate are quartzite, like that of the subjacent beds, and demonstrate the source of at least some of the material of the younger formation.

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