SUPERJACENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lying immediately above or on something else

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

incumbent (lying or leaning on something else)

overlying; superimposed (placed on or over something else)

superincumbent (lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else)

Antonym:

subjacent (lying nearby but lower)

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