superjacent

[prettygoodword]

superjacent - adj., lying immediately above or on (something else).


Adjacent in a third dimension. From Latin, present participle of superiacēre, to lie over, from super- + iacēre, to lie down.

---L.

Comments

[janni.livejournal.com]

Is something below subadjacent?

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Ach! I hath been ninja'd! *dies*

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Nope -- it's subjacent.

---L.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Dare I assume that "subjacent" is a word as well? ;)

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Yup -- see supra.

---L.

[al-rants.livejournal.com]

That is undoubtedly one of the coolest words I have ever seen.

Thanks for that!

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Innit, though?

There's a whole category of adjectives implied here, starting with subjacent and circumjacent.

---L.