SUBSCRIPT - 8 definitions found
subscript adj 1: written or printed below and to one side of another character [syn: subscript, inferior] [ant: adscript, superior, superscript] n 1: a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character [syn: subscript, inferior] [ant: superior, superscript] subscript 1704, from L. subscriptus, pp. of subscribere "write underneath" (see subscribe). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) subscript noun Etymology: Latin subscriptus, past participle of subscribere Date: 1901 a distinguishing symbol (as a letter or numeral) written immediately below or below and to the right or left of another character • subscript adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory 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. [L subscriptus (as SUBSCRIBE)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Subscript \Sub"script\, 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 X_{a}, A_{n}, Y_{2}. See Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Subscript \Sub"script\, n. Anything written below. --Bentley. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 39 Moby Thesaurus words for "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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