Subscript
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subscript — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line. ► NOUN ▪ a subscript letter, figure, or symbol … English terms dictionary
subscript — index addendum, codicil, rider Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Subscript — [dt. tiefgestellt], ein Schriftattribut, bei welchem der Text gegenüber der Grundschrift tiefer läuft, z. B. die 2 in »H2O«. Ggs.: Superscript … Universal-Lexikon
subscript — (n.) 1704, that which is written underneath, from L. subscriptus, pp. of subscribere write underneath (see SUBSCRIBE (Cf. subscribe) for etymology and sense development) … Etymology dictionary
subscript — [sub′skript΄] adj. [L subscriptus, pp. of subscribere, to SUBSCRIBE] written below; esp., INFERIOR (adj. 8) n. a figure, letter, or symbol written below and to the side of another [in Y3 and Xa, 3 and a are subscripts] … English World dictionary
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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Subscript — AbCd Eine Tiefstellung (auch Subskript von engl. subscript) ist eine Zahl, ein Buchstabe, oder ein anderes Zeichen, das unterhalb der normalen Druckzeile geschrieben wird. Subskripte werden häufig in Formeln, mathematischen Ausdrücken oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
subscript — noun a) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it. In chemical formulas the number of atoms in a molecule is written as a subscript, so we write HO for water which has two atoms of hydrogen for each one of oxygen. b) A… … Wiktionary
subscript — Субиндексы (Subscript) Нижние индексы к индексам [буквы и цифры уменьшенного размера, применяются в математических, химических и др. формулах] на верхнюю и нижнюю линию … Шрифтовая терминология
