superjacent
/soo-per-jey-suhnt/US // ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt //UK // (ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt) //
毗邻,毗邻而居,毗邻的,毗邻区
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : lying above or upon something else.
Examples
A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length.
When the normal tissue was not injured I never saw any that were not superjacent and could not easily be peeled off (croupous).
The superjacent skin is tense and glistening, and the surrounding veins are more or less distended.
We must not think, however, that all earth containing this ferment is capable of poisoning the superjacent atmosphere.
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