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subscript

[ suhb-skript ]

adjective

  1. written below ( adscript, superscript ).


noun

  1. Also called subfix. any character, number, or symbol written next to and slightly below another.

subscript

/ ˈsʌbskrɪpt /

adjective

  1. printing (of a character) written or printed below the line Compare superscript
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. Also calledsubindex a subscript character
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subscript1

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

He was scratching rapidly at the second page, his fingers blue with ink, while Henry proofread the first one, dashing in subscripts and aspirants with his fountain pen.

If a number is written in a base other than ten, the base is often indicated as a subscript.

Along the way, his anecdotes form a fascinating subscript.

From Nature

Later, for no special reason, the fashion became to render the number as subscript: H2O.

A subscript running across the screen morphed from “Government Medicine Bullies” to “FDA Regulations Can Kill.”

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