subjacent
121superjacent — /sooh peuhr jay seuhnt/, adj. lying above or upon something else. [1600 10; < L superjacent (s. of superjacens), prp. of superjacere to rest upon. See SUPER , SUBJACENT] * * * …
122sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …
123air law — Introduction the body of law directly or indirectly concerned with civil aviation. Aviation in this context extends to both heavier than air and lighter than air aircraft. Air cushion vehicles are not regarded as aircraft by the… …
124respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
125ophiolitic — adjective Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks. The shore of Newfoundland displays many ophiolitic deposits …
126superjacent — adjective Positioned immediately above on on top of something else; overlying Ant: subjacent …
127carbon copy — 1. noun a) A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pression applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on …
128Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …
