Webster's Dictionary 1913

10963

Subcultrate

{ Sub‐cul″trate (?), Sub‐cul″tra‐ted (?), } a.(Zoöl.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one side and curved on the other.

10964

Subcutaneous

Sub′cu‐ta″ne‐ous (?), a. Situated under the skin; hypodermic. — Sub′cu‐ta″ne‐ous‐ly, adv.Subcutaneous operation(Surg.), an operation performed without opening that part of the s...

10965

Subcuticular

Sub′cu‐tic″u‐lar (?), a.(Anat.) Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin.

10966

Subcylindrical

{ Sub′cy‐lin″dric‐al (?), Sub′cy‐lin″dric (?) }, a. Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.

10967

Subdeacon

Sub‐dea″con (?), n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L. subdiaconus.] (Eccl.) One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a mem...

10968

Subdeaconry

{ Sub‐dea″con‐ry (?), Sub‐dea″con‐ship, } n.(Eccl.) The order or office of subdeacon.

10969

Subdean

Sub″dean′ (?), n. [Pref. sub- + dean: cf. F. sousdoyen.] An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean. Ayliffe.

10970

Subdeanery

Sub‐dean″er‐y (?), n. Office or rank of subdean.

10971

Subdecanal

Sub‐dec″a‐nal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.

10972

Subdecuple

Sub‐dec″u‐ple (?), a. Containing one part of ten.

10973

Subdelegate

Sub‐del″e‐gate (?), n. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

10974

Subdelegate (2)

Sub‐del″e‐gate (?), v. t. To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.

10975

Subdented

Sub‐dent″ed (?), a. Indented beneath.

10976

Subdepartment

Sub′de‐part″ment (?), n. A subordinate department; a bureau. See the Note under Bureau.

10977

Subdeposit

Sub′de‐pos″it (?), n. That which is deposited beneath something else.

10978

Subderisorious

Sub′der‐i‐so″ri‐ous (?), a. [Pref. sub- + L. derisorius. See Derisory.] Ridiculing with moderation. Dr. H. More.

10979

Subderivative

Sub′de‐riv″a‐tive (?), n. A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root; as, “friendliness” is a subderivative, being derived from “friendly”, which is in tur...

10980

Subdiaconate

Sub′di‐ac″o‐nate (?), a. Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of a subdeacon.

10981

Subdiaconate (2)

Sub′di‐ac″o‐nate, n. The office or rank of a subdeacon.

10982

Subdial

Sub‐di″al (?), a. [L. subdialis in the open air.] Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky. N. Bacon.

10983

Subdialect

Sub‐di″a‐lect (?), n. A subordinate dialect.

10984

Subdichotomy

Sub′di‐chot″o‐my (?), n. A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a subdivision.Many subdichatomies of petty schisms. Milton.

10985

Subdilated

Sub′di‐lat″ed (?), a. Partially dilated.

10986

Subdititious

Sub′di‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. subdititius, subditicius, fr. subdere to substitute.] Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in.

10987

Subdiversify

Sub′di‐ver″si‐fy (?), v. t. To diversify aggain what is already diversified. Sir M. Hale.

10988

Subdivide

Sub′di‐vide″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subdivided (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subdividing.] [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide. See Divide.] To divide the parts of (anything)...

10989

Subdivide (2)

Sub′di‐vide″, v. i. To be, or to become, subdivided.