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Subalternate Sub`al·ter"nate noun (Logic) A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern , 2.

Subalternating Sub·al"ter·na`ting adjective Subalternate; successive.

Subalternation Sub·al"ter·na`tion noun The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.

Subangular Sub·an"gu·lar adjective Slightly angular.

Subapennine Sub·ap"en·nine 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 Sub·ap"ic·al adjective Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.

Subaquaneous Sub`a·qua"ne·ous adjective [ Latin subaquaneus ; sub + aqua water.] Subaqueous. [ Obsolete]

Subaquatic, Subaqueous Sub`a·quat"ic, Sub·a"que·ous 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 Sub`a·rach"noid, Sub·ar`ach·noid"al adjective (Anat.) Situated under the arachnoid membrane.

Subarctic Sub·arc"tic adjective Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle.

Subarcuate, Subarcuated Sub·ar"cu·ate, Sub·ar"cu·a`ted adjective Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched.

Subarration Sub`ar·ra"tion 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 Sub`a·ryt"e·noid adjective (Anat.) Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.

Subastral Sub·as"tral adjective Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Bp. Warburton.

Subastringent Sub`as·trin"gent adjective Somewhat astringent.

Subatom Sub·at"om noun (Chemistry) A hypothetical component of a chemical atom, on the theory that the elements themselves are complex substances; -- called also atomicule .

Subaud Sub·aud" transitive verb [ Latin subaudire , subauditum ; sub under + audire to hear.] To understand or supply in an ellipsis. [ R.]

Subaudition Sub`au·di"tion noun [ Latin subauditio .] The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. Trench.

Subaxillary Sub·ax"il·la·ry adjective 1. (Anat.) Situated under the axilla, or armpit.

2. (Botany) Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or a leaf with the branch.

Subbasal Sub·ba"sal adjective (Zoology) Near the base.

Subbeadle Sub·bea"dle noun An under beadle.

Subbrachial Sub·brach"i·al adjective Of or pertaining to the subbrachians.

Subbrachiales Sub·brach`i·a"les noun plural [ New Latin See Sub- , and Brachial .] (Zoology) A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins are situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearly so.

Subbrachian Sub·brach"i·an noun [ Prefix sub- + brachium .] (Zoology) One of the Subbrachiales.

Subbreed Sub"breed` noun (Zoology) A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.

Subbronchial Sub·bron"chi·al adjective (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi; as, the subbronchial air sacs of birds.

Subcaliber Sub·cal"i·ber adjective Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [ Written also subcalibre .]

Subcaliber projectile , a projectile having a smaller diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot. Knight.

Subcarbonate Sub·car"bon·ate noun (Chemistry) A carbonate containing an excess of the basic constituent.

Subcarboniferous Sub·car`bon·if"er·ous adjective (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone. -- noun The Subcarboniferous period or formation.

Subcarbureted Sub·car"bu·ret`ed adjective (Chemistry) United with, or containing, carbon in less than the normal proportion. [ Written also subcarburetted .] [ Obsoles.]

Subcartilaginous Sub·car`ti·lag"i·nous adjective (Anat.) (a) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages. (b) Partially cartilaginous.

Subcaudal Sub·cau"dal adjective (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal , or chevron, bones.

Subcelestial Sub`ce·les"tial adjective Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories. Barrow.

Subcellar Sub·cel"lar noun A cellar beneath another story wholly or partly underground; usually, a cellar under a cellar.

Subcentral Sub·cen"tral adjective 1. Under the center.

2. Nearly central; not quite central.

Subchanter Sub·chant"er noun (Eccl.) An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a succentor.

Subcircular Sub·cir"cu·lar adjective Nearly circular.

Subclass Sub"class` noun One of the natural groups, more important than an order, into which some classes are divided; as, the angiospermous subclass of exogens.

Subclavian Sub·cla"vi·an adjective [ Prefix sub- + Latin clavis a key. See Clavicle .] (Anat.) Situated under the clavicle, or collar bone; as, the subclavian arteries.

Subcolumnar Sub`co·lum"nar adjective (Geol.) Having an imperfect or interrupted columnar structure.

Subcommittee Sub`com·mit"tee noun An under committee; a part or division of a committee.

Yet by their sequestrators and subcommittees abroad . . . those orders were commonly disobeyed.

Milton.

Subcompressed Sub`com·pressed" adjective Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.

Subconcave Sub·con"cave adjective Slightly concave. Owen.

Subconformable Sub`con·form"a·ble adjective Partially conformable.

Subconical Sub·con"ic·al adjective Slightly conical.

Subconjunctival Sub·con`junc·ti"val adjective (Anat.) Situated under the conjunctiva.

Subconscious Sub·con"scious adjective 1. Occurring without the possibility or the fact of an attendant consciousness; -- said of states of the soul.

2. Partially conscious; feebly conscious.

Subconsciousness Sub·con"scious·ness noun The state or quality of being subconscious; a state of mind in which perception and other mental processes occur without distinct consciousness.

Subconstellation Sub·con`stel·la"tion noun (Astron.) A subordinate constellation. Sir T. Browne.

Subcontract Sub·con"tract noun A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract.

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