subjacent
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Of these, the strata, near and under Paris, lying in a hollow of the subjacent strata, and hence termed the Paris Basin, attracted prominent notice in the first place.
From The Plurality of Worlds by Edward Hitchcock
In 1793 they were found in the subjacent Carboniferous system; in 1828 in the Devonian; in 1840 in the Upper Silurian.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
On the other hand, the membrane may not differ from the subjacent liquid in chemical composition, but only in physical properties.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
Folkstone, the sea undermines the chalk and subjacent strata.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The analyses were made from the upper 10 inches, and a quantity of the 10 inches immediately subjacent was analysed as subsoil.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson
