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subjacent
[ suhb-jey-suhnt ]
adjective
- situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
- forming a basis.
- lower than but not directly under something.
subjacent
/ ʌˈɪəԳ /
adjective
- forming a foundation; underlying
- lower than though not directly below
tall peaks and their subjacent valley
Derived Forms
- ܲˈᲹԳٱ, adverb
- ܲˈᲹԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·Ჹc· noun
- ܲ·ᲹcԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of subjacent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of subjacent1
Example Sentences
Postvaccination cervical tissue immune infiltrates included organized tertiary lymphoid-like structures in the stroma subjacent to residual intraepithelial lesions and, unlike infiltrates in unvaccinated lesions, showed evidence of proliferation induced by recognition of cognate antigen.
Soon the swellings on the mucosa become eroded and are gradually destroyed, forming large unhealthy, chancrous-looking ulcers, tending to become confluent and to eat deeply through the mucosa into the subjacent tissues.
Wherever the subjacent rock is visible along the banks it presents beds of an ashen-grey pumice-stone, which constitutes the chief building material of Manila.
It was not formed by the disintegration of the subjacent rocks, but by aqueous transport.
The pebbles and larger masses of the conglomerate are quartzite, like that of the subjacent beds, and demonstrate the source of at least some of the material of the younger formation.
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