subjacent

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: sub=ja=cent

CIDE DICTIONARY

subjacent, a. [L. subjacens, p. pr. of subjacere to lie under; sub under + jacere to lie.].

•  Lying under or below.  [1913 Webster]
•  Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

subjacent, adj. underlying; situated below.

Etymology

L subjacere (as SUB-, jacere lie)

ROGET THESAURUS

subjacent

Lowness

N lowness, debasement, depression, prostration, depression, molehill, lowlands, basement floor, ground floor, rez de chaussee, cellar, hold, bilge, feet, heels, low water, low tide, ebb tide, neap tide, spring tide, low, neap, debased, nether, nether most, flat, level with the ground, lying low, crouched, subjacent, squat, prostrate, under, beneath, underneath, below, downwards, adown, at the foot of, under foot, under ground, down stairs, below stairs, at a low ebb, below par.