subjacent
UK/sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt/
subjacent adjective: lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.
Adjective
subjacent (comparative more subjacent, superlative most subjacent)
- Lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.
- In some places, however, quartz reefs, payably auriferous while in Silurian rock, have been followed down to subjacent granite, and have there been found to thin out and become unprofitable […]1887, R. A. Murray, Victoria. Geology and Physical Geography, page 126
- Since the times of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, however, there had always been a subjacent stream of travel literature which had queried the civilizing function of Western penetration of such societies.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, pages 194–5
subjacent meaning in Bengali
subjacent in Bengali
- নিচে, নিম্ন স্তরে অবস্থিত, অন্তর্নিহিত
Forms of subjacent
| comparative | more subjacent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most subjacent |
Origin of subjacent
From Latin subiaceō (“lie beneath”).
Words formed from subjacent
Questions about subjacent
- What does subjacent mean?
- Subjacent means lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.
- What is subjacent in Bengali?
- Subjacent in Bengali is নিচে, নিম্ন স্তরে অবস্থিত, অন্তর্নিহিত. See Subjacent meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is subjacent?
- Subjacent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce subjacent?
- Subjacent is pronounced /sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt/ (UK).
Words near subjacent in the dictionary
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