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Definitions for subjacent
sʌbˈdʒeɪ səntsub·ja·cent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. subjacentadjective

    lying nearby but lower

    "hills and subjacent valleys"

Wiktionary

  1. subjacentadjective

    Lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.

  2. Etymology: From subiaceo.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Subjacentadjective

    Lying under.

    Etymology: subjacens, Latin.

    The superficial parts of rocks and mountains are washed away by rains, and borne down upon the subjacent plains. Wood.

ChatGPT

  1. subjacent

    Subjacent refers to something that is situated or lying beneath something else or to a position that is lower or inferior. It could also mean something immediately underlying or adjacent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Subjacentadjective

    lying under or below

  2. Subjacentadjective

    being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys

  3. Etymology: [L. subjacens, p. pr. of subjacere to lie under; sub under + jacere to lie.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Subjacent

    sub-jā′sent, adj. lying under or below: being in a lower situation.—n. Subjā′cency. [L. subjacenssub, under, jacēre, to lie.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of subjacent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of subjacent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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