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subjacency

Syllables: sub·ja·cen·cy/səbˈd͡ʒeɪsənsi/

subjacency noun: the state of being subjacent.

Noun

subjacency (countable and uncountable, plural subjacencies)

  1. The state of being subjacent.
  2. A constraint on the movement of elements which states that the target position of movement must be structurally close downwards to the source position.

Forms of subjacency

pluralsubjacencies

Origin of subjacency

From subjacent + -cy.

Questions about subjacency

What does subjacency mean?
Subjacency means the state of being subjacent.
What part of speech is subjacency?
Subjacency is a noun.
How do you pronounce subjacency?
Subjacency is pronounced /səbˈd͡ʒeɪsənsi/.
What is the plural of subjacency?
The plural of subjacency is subjacencies.

Words near subjacency in the dictionary

  1. subito
  2. Subiya
  3. subj
  4. subj.
  5. subjacencies
  6. subjacency
  7. subjacent
  8. subjacently
  9. subject
  10. subject case
  11. subject cases

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