subscript

[ suhb-skript ]

adjective

1. written below ( adscript, superscript ).
2. inferior ( def 9 ).

noun

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

subscript

/ ˈsʌbskrɪpt /

adjective

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

noun

1. Also calledsubindex a subscript character

Word History and Origins

Origin of subscript¹

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

Example Sentences

The sign always denotes the character of the charge on the first component written in the subscript to .

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Avec ce en a demand instrument moy notaire subscript, lequel il luy a ouctroy en la prsence des dessus nomms.

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“x1y′0”, since each Subscript takes effect back to the beginning of the expression.

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We already know how to represent each of the three Propositions of a Syllogism in subscript form.

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Page 212, subscript for O in chemical formula was unreadable.

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