Subacute adjective Moderalely acute.

Subaduncate adjective (Zoology) Somewhat hooked or curved.

Subadvocate noun An under or subordinate advocate.

Subaërial adjective Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.) , taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous .

Subagency noun A subordinate agency.

Subagent noun (Law) A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty.

Subagitation noun [ Latin subagitatio , from subagitare to lie with illicity.] Unlawful sexual intercourse. [ Obsolete]

Subah (sō"bȧ) noun [ Persian & Hind. sūbah .] A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar. [ India]

Subahdar noun [ Persian & Hind. sūbah-dār , Persian sūbah a province + dār holding, keeping.] A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army. [ India]

Subahdary, Subahship noun The office or jurisdiction of a subahdar.

Subaid transitive verb To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly. [ R.] Daniel.

Subalmoner noun An under almoner.

Subalpine adjective [ Latin subalpinus .] (Bot. & Zoology) Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.

Subaltern adjective [ French subalterne , Late Latin subalternus , from Latin sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter .]
1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.) , ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.

2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.

Subaltern genus . (Logic) See under Genus .

Subaltern noun
1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.

2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. Whately.

Subalternant noun (Logic) A universal proposition. See Subaltern , 2. Whately.

Subalternate adjective
1. Succeeding by turns; successive.

2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.

All their subalternate and several kinds.

Evelyn.

Subalternate noun (Logic) A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern , 2.

Subalternating adjective Subalternate; successive.

Subalternation noun The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.

Subangular adjective Slightly angular.

Subapennine adjective Under, or at the foot of, the Apennine mountains; -- applied, in geology, to a series of Tertiary strata of the older Pliocene period.

Subapical adjective Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.

Subaquaneous adjective [ Latin subaquaneus ; sub + aqua water.] Subaqueous. [ Obsolete]

Subaquatic, Subaqueous adjective
1. Being under water, or beneath the surface of water; adapted for use under water; submarine; as, a subaqueous helmet.

2. (Geol.) Formed in or under water; as, subaqueous deposits.

Subarachnoid, Subarachnoidal adjective (Anat.) Situated under the arachnoid membrane.

Subarctic adjective Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle.

Subarcuate, Subarcuated adjective Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched.

Subarration noun [ Prefix sub- + Latin arra , arrha , earnest money. See Earnest a pledge.] The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or other presents, upon the woman.

Subarytenoid adjective (Anat.) Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.

Subastral adjective Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Bp. Warburton.

Subastringent adjective Somewhat astringent.