Webster's Dictionary 1913

10909

Subarachnoid

{ Sub′a‐rach″noid (?), Sub‐ar′ach‐noid″al (?), } a.(Anat.) Situated under the arachnoid membrane.

10910

Subarctic

Sub‐arc″tic (?), a. Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle.

10911

Subarcuate

{ Sub‐ar″cu‐ate (?), Sub‐ar″cu‐a′ted (?), } a. Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched.

10912

Subarration

Sub′ar‐ra″tion (?), n. [Pref. sub- + L. arra, arrha, earnest money. See Earnest a pledge.] The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage ...

10913

Subarytenoid

Sub′a‐ryt″e‐noid (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.

10914

Subastral

Sub‐as″tral (?), a. Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Bp. Warburton.

10915

Subastringent

Sub′as‐trin″gent (?), a. Somewhat astringent.

10916

Subatom

Sub‐at″om (?), n.(Chem.) A hypothetical component of a chemical atom, on the theory that the elements themselves are complex substances; — called also atomicule.

10917

Subaud

Sub‐aud″ (?), v. t. [L. subaudire, subauditum; sub under + audire to hear.] To understand or supply in an ellipsis.

10918

Subaudition

Sub′au‐di″tion (?), n. [L. subauditio.] The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. Trench.

10919

Subaxillary

Sub‐ax″il‐la‐ry (?), a. 1. (Anat.) Situated under the axilla, or armpit.2. (Bot.) Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or a leaf with t...

10920

Subbasal

Sub‐ba″sal (?), a.(Zoöl.) Near the base.

10921

Subbeadle

Sub‐bea″dle (?), n. An under beadle.

10922

Subbrachial

Sub‐brach″i‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the subbrachians.

10923

Subbrachiales

‖Sub‐brach′i‐a″les (?), n. pl. [NL. See Sub-, and Brachial.] (Zoöl.) A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins are situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearl...

10924

Subbrachian

Sub‐brach″i‐an (?), n. [Pref. sub- + brachium.] (Zoöl.) One of the Subbrachiales.

10925

Subbreed

Sub″breed′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.

10926

Subbronchial

Sub‐bron″chi‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi; as, the subbronchial air sacs of birds.

10927

Subcaliber

Sub‐cal″i‐ber (?), a. Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also subcalibre.]Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller diameter than the caliber of the arm ...

10928

Subcarbonate

Sub‐car″bon‐ate (?), n.(Chem.) A carbonate containing an excess of the basic constituent.

10929

Subcarboniferous

Sub‐car′bon‐if″er‐ous (?), a.(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation chara...

10930

Subcarbureted

Sub‐car″bu‐ret′ed (?), a.(Chem.) United with, or containing, carbon in less than the normal proportion. [Written also subcarburetted.]

10931

Subcartilaginous

Sub‐car′ti‐lag″i‐nous (?), a.(Anat.) (a) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages. (b) Partially cartilaginous.

10932

Subcaudal

Sub‐cau″dal (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal, or chevron, bones.

10933

Subcelestial

Sub′ce‐les″tial (?), a. Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories. Barrow.

10934

Subcellar

Sub‐cel″lar (?), n. A cellar beneath another story wholly or partly underground; usually, a cellar under a cellar.

10935

Subcentral

Sub‐cen″tral (?), a. 1. Under the center.2. Nearly central; not quite central.