Webster's Dictionary 1913

11125

Sublunary (2)

Sub″lu‐na‐ry, n. Any worldly thing.

11126

Subluxation

Sub′lux‐a″tion (?), n. [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F. subluxation.] (Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.

11127

Submammary

Sub‐mam″ma‐ry (?), a. Situated under the mammæ; as, submammary inflammation.

11128

Submarine

Sub′ma‐rine″ (?), a. Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants.Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material, having...

11129

Submarine (2)

Sub‐ma‐rine″, n. A submarine plant or animal.

11130

Submarine (3)

Sub′ma‐rine″ (?), n. A submarine boat; esp., Nav., a submarine torpedo boat; — called specif. submergible submarine when capable of operating at various depths and of traveling ...

11131

Submarshal

Sub‐mar″shal (?), n. An under or deputy marshal.

11132

Submaxillary

Sub‐max″il‐la‐ry (?), a.(Anat.) (a) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland. (b) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxi...

11133

Submedial

Sub‐me″di‐al (?), a. Lying under the middle.

11134

Submedian

Sub‐me″di‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of mollusks.

11135

Submediant

Sub‐me″di‐ant (?), n.(Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.

11136

Submental

Sub‐men″tal (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.

11137

Submentum

Sub‐men″tum (?), n.; pl.Submenta (#). [NL. See Sub-, and Mentum.] (Zoöl.) The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.

11138

Submerge

Sub‐merge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Submerged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Submerging (?).] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See Merge.] 1. To p...

11139

Submerge (2)

Sub‐merge″ (?), v. i. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.Some say swallows submerge in p...

11140

Submergence

Sub‐mer″gence (?), n. [From L. submergens, p. pr.] The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.

11141

Submerse

Sub‐merse″ (?), a.(Bot.) Submersed.

11142

Submersed

Sub‐mersed″ (?), a. [L. submersus, p. p. of submergere. See Submerge.] Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.

11143

Submersion

Sub‐mer″sion (?), n. [L. submersio: cf. F. submersion.] 1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging unde...

11144

Submetallic

Sub′me‐tal″lic (?), a. Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.

11145

Subminister

Sub‐min″is‐ter (?), v. t. [L. subministrare, subministratum. See Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.] To supply; to afford. Sir M. Hale.

11146

Subminister (2)

Sub‐min″is‐ter, v. i. To be subservient; to be useful. “Our passions... subminister to the best and worst purposes.” L'EStrange.

11147

Subministrant

Sub‐min″is‐trant (?), a. [L. subministrans, p. pr.] Subordinate; subservient. Bacon.

11148

Subministrate

Sub‐min″is‐trate (?), v. t. [See Subminister.] To supply; to afford; to subminister. Harvey.

11149

Subministration

Sub‐min′is‐tra″tion (?), n. [L. subministratio.] The act of subministering. Sir H. Wotton.

11150

Submiss

Sub‐miss″ (?), a. [L. submissus, p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. “Soft Silence and submiss Obedience.” Spenser. “Stoop...

11151

Submission

Sub‐mis″sion (?), n. [L. submissio a letting down, lowering: cf. F. soumission.] 1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and...