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subscript
[suhb-skript]
noun
Also called subfix.any character, number, or symbol written next to and slightly below another.
subscript
/ ˈʌɪ /
adjective
printing (of a character) written or printed below the line Compare superscript
noun
Also called: subindex.a subscript character
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of subscript1
Example Sentences
He was scratching rapidly at the second page, his fingers blue with ink, while Henry proofread the first one, dashing in subscripts and aspirants with his fountain pen.
If a number is written in a base other than ten, the base is often indicated as a subscript.
Along the way, his anecdotes form a fascinating subscript.
Later, for no special reason, the fashion became to render the number as subscript: H2O.
A subscript running across the screen morphed from “Government Medicine Bullies” to “FDA Regulations Can Kill.”
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