superjacent

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui est situé au-dessus ou par-dessus quelque chose d'autre ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning lying above or situated over something else; rarely used in modern English.

1. Lying above or overC2formal

   Situated directly above or on top of something else.

   surajacent

   • The superjacent layer of rock was eroded by the wind.
   • In geology, the superjacent strata often contain different fossils.
   • The superjacent clouds blocked the sunlight from reaching the valley.

   Synonymesoverheadoverlyingsuperincumbentupper

   Antonymessubjacentunderlying