subjacent meaning
UK US
subjacent (adjective): lying nearby but lower.
Definition of subjacent
- lying nearby but lower
- hills and subjacent valleys
Opposite: superjacent
Similar: underlying
subjacent in a sentence
- The sedimentary beds contain pebbles of the subjacent granite.
Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in NT · 9-letter words
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