Webster's Dictionary 1913

11341

Subtectacle

Sub‐tec″ta‐cle (?), n. [Pref. sub- + L. tectum a roof.] A space under a roof; a tabernacle; a dwelling. Davies (Holy Roode).

11342

Subtegulaneous

Sub‐teg′u‐la″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. subtegulaneus; sub under + tegulare tiles for a roof.] Under the roof or eaves; within doors.

11343

Subtenant

Sub‐ten″ant (?), n.(Law) One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a tenant; an undertenant.

11344

Subtend

Sub‐tend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subtended; p. pr. & vb. n.Subtending.] [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to stretch, extend. See Tend.] To extend under, or be opposed to; as...

11345

Subtense

Sub‐tense″ (?), n. [L. subtendere, subtentum. See Subtend, Tense, a.] (Geom.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc.

11346

Subtepid

Sub‐tep″id (?), a. Slightly tepid.

11347

Subterete

Sub′te‐rete″ (?), a. Somewhat terete.

11348

Subterfluent

{ Sub‐ter″flu‐ent (?), Sub‐ter″flu‐ous (?), } a. [L. subterfluens, p. pr. of subterfluere to flow beneath; subter under + fluere to flow.] Running under or beneath.

11349

Subterfuge

Sub″ter‐fuge (?), n. [F., from LL. subterfugium, fr. L. subterfugere to flee secretly, to escape; subter under + fugere to flee. See Fugitive.] That to which one resorts for esc...

11350

Subterrane

Sub″ter‐rane (?), n. [Cf. L. subterraneum, F. souterrain. See Subterranean.] A cave or room under ground. J. Bryant.

11351

Subterraneal

Sub′ter‐ra″ne‐al (?), a. Subterranean.

11352

Subterranean

{ Sub′ter‐ra″ne‐an (?), Sub′ter‐ra″ne‐ous (?), } a. [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace.] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the e...

11353

Subterranity

Sub′ter‐ran″i‐ty (?), n. A place under ground; a subterrany. Sir T. Browne.

11354

Subterrany

Sub″ter‐ra‐ny (?), a. Subterranean. Bacon. — n. A subterranean place.

11355

Subterrene

Sub′ter‐rene″ (?), a. [L. subterrenus, equiv. to subterraneus.] Subterraneous.

11356

Subterrestrial

Sub′ter‐res″tri‐al (?), a. Subterranean.

11357

Subthalamic

Sub′tha‐lam″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the optic thalamus.

11358

Subtile

Sub″tile (?), a. [L. subtilis. See Subtile.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium.2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; ...

11359

Subtiliate

Sub‐til″i‐ate (?), v. t. [LL. subtiliare.] To make thin or rare. Harvey. — Sub′til‐i‐a″tion (#), n.Boyle.

11360

Subtilism

Sub″til‐ism (?), n. The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.The high orthodox subtilism of Duns Scotus. Milman.

11361

Subtility

Sub‐til″i‐ty (?), n. [L. subtilitas: cf. F. subtilité. See Subtle.] Subtilty.

11362

Subtilization

Sub′til‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. subtilization.] 1. The act of making subtile.2. (Old Chem.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor.3. Refinement; sub...

11363

Subtilize

Sub″til‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subtilized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subtilizing (?).] [L. subtiliser.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.2. To refine; to spin...

11364

Subtilize (2)

Sub″til‐ize, v. i. To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.

11365

Subtilizer

Sub″til‐i′zer (?), n. One who subtilizes.

11366

Subtilty

Sub″til‐ty (?), n. [Contr. fr. subtility.] 1. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.2. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subt...

11367

Subtle

Sub″tle (?), a. [Compar.Subtler (?); superl.Subtlest (?).] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub un...