superjacent
Positioned immediately above or on top of something elsePositioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.
/s(j)uːpəˈdʒeɪsənt/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.
lying immediately above or on something else
Origin
From (the stem of) Latin superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre, from super- + jacFrom (the stem of) Latin superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre, from super- + jacēre (“to lie”).
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