"subjacent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt/ [UK] Forms: more subjacent [comparative], most subjacent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin subiaceō (“lie beneath”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|subiaceō||lie beneath}} Latin subiaceō (“lie beneath”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} subjacent (comparative more subjacent, superlative most subjacent)
  1. Lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying. Derived forms: subjacency, subjacently Related terms: superjacent Translations (underlying): sous-jacent [masculine] (French), subjacanta (Ido), subjacente (Portuguese), subyacente (Spanish)
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