subscript

ˈsʌbˌskrɪpt

Definition

Definition of subscript - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

index used to access elements in arrays

TECH.

The subscript 3 accesses the fourth element.

index

indicator

pointer

typography

TECH.

small letter or figure written below the line

TECH.

In H2O, the 2 is a subscript..

Adjective

typography

TECH.

written below the line

TECH.

The subscript numbers indicate the chemical formula.

inferior

lowered

placement

Rare

positioned underneath

Rare

The subscript text was hard to read.

subordinate

underneath

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Origin of subscript

Latin, sub (under) + scriptus (written)

Terms with subscript included in their meaning

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inferior

adj.

typography

printed in subscript

comma

typography

subscript diacritical mark in Romanian typography

suffix

mathematics

subscript in mathematical notation

subscripted

adj.

mathematics

having a subscript

Examples of subscript in a sentence

Each subscript points to a unique element.
In chemical formulas, subscripts indicate the number of atoms.
The subscript in the equation was hard to read.
The subscript text was hard to read.
In the equation, the subscript letters denote variables.
The subscript numbers were barely visible.

He struggled to read the subscript notation.

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French:indice, en indice, ...
German:Index, tiefgestellt, ...
Italian:pedice, in pedice, ...
Spanish:subíndice, inferior, ...
Portuguese:índice, abaixo da linha, ...
Chinese:下标, 标在下方的, ...
Japanese:添字, 下付きの, ...
Arabic:فِهْرِس, سُفْلِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אִינְדֶּקְס, כְּתוּב תַּת-שׁוּרָה, ...
Russian:индекс, подстрочный, ...
Ukrainian:індекс, нижній, ...
Hindi:सबस्क्रिप्ट, नीचे लिखा हुआ, ...
Bengali:সূচক, নিম্নলিখিত, ...
Catalan:subíndex, subescrit, ...
Czech:index, dolní, ...
Danish:indeks, nedsænket, ...
Dutch:subscript, ondergeschreven, ...
Greek:δείκτης, υπογεγραμμένος, ...
Hungarian:alsó index, alsó indexű, ...
Khmer:សន្ទស្សន៍រង, សរសេរនៅខាងក្រោមបន្ទាត់, ...
Korean:첨자, 아래첨자의, ...
Persian:اندیس, زیرخط, ...
Polish:indeks, dolny, ...
Portuguese (BR):subscrito, abaixo, ...
Romanian:indice, subscris, ...
Swedish:index, nedsänkt, ...
Thai:ดัชนีย่อย, ที่เขียนไว้ใต้บรรทัด, ...
Turkish:alt simge, alt karakter, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ số, dưới dòng, ...

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Definition of subscript - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of subscript

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