superjacent

[ soo-per-jey-suhnt ]

/ ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt /

adjective

lying above or upon something else.

Origin of superjacent

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

Words nearby superjacent

superior thyroid vein, superior vein of cerebellar hemisphere, superior vein of eyelid, superior vein of vermis, superior vena cava, superjacent, superjet, superjumbo, superkingdom, superl., superlative

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Example sentences from the Web for superjacent

When the normal tissue was not injured I never saw any that were not superjacent and could not easily be peeled off (croupous).
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
The superjacent skin is tense and glistening, and the surrounding veins are more or less distended.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various
We must not think, however, that all earth containing this ferment is capable of poisoning the superjacent atmosphere.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for superjacent

superjacent

/ (ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt) /

adjective

lying immediately above or upon

Word Origin for superjacent

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	superjacent
释义	superjacent [ soo-per-jey-suhnt ] / ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt / adjective lying above or upon something else. Origin of superjacent 1600–10; <Latin superjacent- (stem of superjacēns), present participle of superjacēre to rest upon. See super-, subjacent Words nearby superjacent superior thyroid vein, superior vein of cerebellar hemisphere, superior vein of eyelid, superior vein of vermis, superior vena cava, superjacent, superjet, superjumbo, superkingdom, superl., superlative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for superjacent When the normal tissue was not injured I never saw any that were not superjacent and could not easily be peeled off (croupous). A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length. The Desert World\|Arthur Mangin The superjacent skin is tense and glistening, and the surrounding veins are more or less distended. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3\|Various We must not think, however, that all earth containing this ferment is capable of poisoning the superjacent atmosphere. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884\|Various British Dictionary definitions for superjacent superjacent / (ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt) / adjective lying immediately above or upon Word Origin for superjacent C17: from Late Latin superjacēre, from Latin super- + jacēre to lie Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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