'Superjacent' definitions:

Definition of 'superjacent'

From: WordNet
adjective
Lying immediately above or on something else [ant: subjacent]

Definition of 'Superjacent'

From: GCIDE
  • Superjacent \Su`per*ja"cent\, a. [L. superjacens, p. pr. of superjacere; super above + jacere to lie.] Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks. [1913 Webster]