Definitions for: Superjacent

[adj] lying immediately above or on something else

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

Synonyms: incumbent, overlying, superimposed, superincumbent

Antonyms: subjacent