sub|ja|cent

sub|ja|cent
sub|ja|cent «suhb JAY suhnt», adjective.
1. situated underneath or below; underlying.
2. forming the basis or substratum.
3. being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; at or near the base, as of a mountain.
[< Latin subjacēns, -entis, present participle of subjacēre < sub- below + jacēre to lie]
sub|ja´cent|ly, adverb.

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