subjacent

sub·ja·cent

1. Located beneath or below; underlying.
2. Lying at a lower level but not directly beneath.

Origin: Latin subiacēns, subiacent-, present participle of subiacēre, to lie beneath : sub-, sub- + iacēre, to lie; see yē- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

• subjacency sub·jaˈcen·cy noun