What is "superjacent"

Superjacent \Su`per*ja"cent\, a. [L. superjacens, p. pr. of superjacere; super above + jacere to lie.] Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.

a. Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying. (from 16th c.)

adj. lying immediately above or on something else [ant: subjacent]