Subjacent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath;


        as, hills and subjacent valleys.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subjacent
       adj : lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys" [ant:
             {superjacent}]