adj. 1. Located beneath or below; underlying. 2. Lying at a lower level but not directly beneath. [Latin subiacēns, subiacent-, present participle of subiacēre, to lie beneath : sub-, sub- + iacēre, to lie; see yē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sub·jacen·cy n. |
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