subscript

[ suhb-skript ]

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adjective

written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
inferior (def. 9).

noun

inferior (def. 11).
Also called subfix. any character, number, or symbol written next to and slightly below another.

Origin of subscript

1695–1705; <Latin subscrīptus (past participle of subscrībere to subscribe), equivalent to sub-sub- + scrīb(ere) to write + -tus past participle suffix

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How to use subscript in a sentence

The sign always denotes the character of the charge on the first component written in the subscript to .
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
Avec ce en a demand instrument moy notaire subscript, lequel il luy a ouctroy en la prsence des dessus nomms.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals | Edmund P. Evans
“x1y′0”, since each subscript takes effect back to the beginning of the expression.
Symbolic Logic | Lewis Carroll
We already know how to represent each of the three Propositions of a Syllogism in subscript form.
Symbolic Logic | Lewis Carroll
Page 212, subscript for O in chemical formula was unreadable.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare | C. W. Sleeman

British Dictionary definitions for subscript

subscript

/ (ˈsʌbskrɪpt) /

adjective

printing (of a character) written or printed below the line: Compare superscript

noun

Also called: subindex a subscript character

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