superjacent

[ soo-per-jey-suhnt ]

adjective

1. lying above or upon something else.

superjacent

/ ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt /

adjective

1. lying immediately above or upon

Word History and Origins

Origin of superjacent¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of superjacent¹

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

Example Sentences

A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length.

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When the normal tissue was not injured I never saw any that were not superjacent and could not easily be peeled off (croupous).

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The superjacent skin is tense and glistening, and the surrounding veins are more or less distended.

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We must not think, however, that all earth containing this ferment is capable of poisoning the superjacent atmosphere.

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