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subscript
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun subscript has 1 sense
- subscript(n = noun.communication) inferior - a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character; Array is a kind of character, grapheme, graphic symbol
Derived form adjective subscript1
Antonym: superscript
Adjective subscript has 1 sense
- subscript(a = adj.all) inferior - written or printed below and to one side of another character; Array Antonyms: adscript, superscript
Derived form noun subscript1
CIDE DICTIONARY
subscript, a. [L. subscriptus, p. p. See Subscribe.].
Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.) , said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a , n , 2, in the symbols Xa , An , Y2 . See Suffix, n. , 2, and Subindex. [1913 Webster]
subscript, n.
Anything written below. Bentley. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
subscript, adj. & n.
--adj. written or printed below the line, esp. Math. (of a symbol) written below and to the right of another symbol.
--n. a subscript number or symbol.
--adj. written or printed below the line, esp. Math. (of a symbol) written below and to the right of another symbol.
--n. a subscript number or symbol.
Etymology
L subscriptus (as SUBSCRIBE)
THESAURUS
subscript
PS, Parthian shot, addendum, afterthought, appendix, back matter, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, conclusion, consequence, continuance, continuation, double take, dying words, envoi, epilogue, follow-through, follow-up, last words, parting shot, peroration, postface, postfix, postlude, postscript, refrain, second thought, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequent, sequitur, suffix, supplement, swan song, tag
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