subscript

[ suhb-skript ]
/ ˈsʌb skrɪpt /
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adjective

written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
inferior(def 9).

noun

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

Origin of subscript

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

Words nearby subscript

subscapular nerve, subscribe, subscribe to, subscriber, subscriber trunk dialling, subscript, subscription, subscription edition, subscription library, subscription television, subsea

Words related to subscript

index, addendum, appendix, subfix

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British Dictionary definitions for subscript

subscript
/ (ˈsʌbskrɪpt) /

adjective

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

noun

Also called: subindex a subscript character