subjacency

English

Etymology

From subjacent +‎ -cy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səbˈd͡ʒeɪsənsi/
• Hyphenation: sub‧ja‧cen‧cy
• Rhymes: -eɪsənsi

Noun

subjacency (countable and uncountable, plural subjacencies)

1. The state of being subjacent.
2. (linguistics) A constraint on the movement of elements which states that the target position of movement must be structurally close downwards to the source position.