'Subjacent' definitions:

Definition of 'subjacent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys" [ant: superjacent]

Definition of 'Subjacent'

From: GCIDE
  • Subjacent \Sub*ja"cent\, a. [L. subjacens, p. pr. of subjacere to lie under; sub under + jacere to lie.]
  • 1. Lying under or below. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys. [1913 Webster]