subjacent

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

subjacent

/sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt/ UK

Where it comes from

From Latin subiaceō (“lie beneath”).

adjective more subjacent · 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 […]

Translations

Every language

adj underlying

Español	subyacente
Português	subjacente
Français	sous-jacent

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"subjacent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subjacent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

subjacent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subjacent

Chicago

"subjacent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subjacent.

BibTeX

@misc{subjacent_2026,
  title = {subjacent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subjacent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}