Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z sublimitation A secondary or subsidiary limitation. sublimity The quality or state of being sublime. sublimize To sublimate. sublimnic Beneath a limnic stratum. subline A subset of a line (of cells in a strain) sublineage A subordinate part of a lineage sublinear Placed below a line of text. sublinearity The condition of being sublinear. sublinearly In a sublinear manner sublineate Partly or imperfectly lineate. sublineately In a sublineate manner. sublineation A line drawn underneath text; an underline. sublineolate Somewhat or imperfectly lineolate. sublingua A muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates. sublingual Administered through placement under the tongue. sublingually Under the tongue. sublinguistic Of or relating to a sublanguage, or to part of a language. sublining The area of layer beneath a lining sublink A lesser or subsidiary link. subliquid Partly or imperfectly liquid. sublist A list that makes up part of a larger list. subliteracy The state or condition of being subliterate. subliterary Below the level of literature. subliterate Having inferior literacy skills. subliterately In a subliterate way. subliterature Inferior literature, such as pulp fiction. sublitharenite An arenite that contains between 5% and 25% rock fragments. sublitharenitic Relating to a sublitharenite. sublithospheric Below (deeper than) the lithosphere sublittoral In the portion of the littoral zone (the shore) that is permanently but shallowly inundated (water-covered). sublittorally Under the shore. sublobar Beneath a lobe sublobate Partly lobate, having a somewhat lobey shape. sublobular Situated or occurring under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver. sublocale A part of a locale sublocality A subsidiary locality sublocalization localization within a larger, less specific area sublocalize To cause, or to undergo sublocalization sublocalized Modified by sublocalization sublocation A smaller part of a larger location. sublocus A subsidiary locus. sublogarithmic Describing an algorithm that may be completed in less than logarithmic time sublogarithmically In a sublogarithmic manner. sublogic A subset of a system of logic sublogo A lesser or secondary logo. sublomes A kind of cotton cloth from India. subloop A loop making up part of another loop. sublot A lot that forms part of a larger lot. sublow Grime music with very low bass frequencies. sublucid Almost or imperfectly lucid. sublumbar Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column. sublumic Slower than light; having a speed less than that of light. subluminal Slower than light; having a speed less than light. subluminality The condition of being subluminal. subluminally In a subluminal manner; slower than the speed of light. subluminary Slower than the speed of light. subluminous Of lower luminosity sublunar Situated beneath the Moon. sublunarian Below the surface of the Moon. sublunary Situated beneath the moon; specifically, between the moon and the earth. sublunate Almost or not quite lunate; approaching a crescent shape. sublunulate Somewhat or partly lunulate. sublustrous Less than normally lustrous sublux Synonym of subluxate: to partially dislocate or displace. subluxable Able to be subluxed. subluxate To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace. subluxated Partially dislocated. subluxation A partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact. subluxed Synonym of subluxated. sublyrate Nearly lyrate in shape. sublytic Of an amount or concentration: insufficient to cause lysis. submachine A machine forming part of a larger machine. submacroblock Part of a macroblock submacroscale On a scale that is smaller than macroscale. submacroscopic At a scale smaller than macroscopic. submacular Below the macula. submagic Having less than the magic number of nucleons. submaid A lesser or subsidiary maid. submain A subsidiary electrical main. submaintenance Not enough to maintain an animal's condition. submajor Less than major. submajority A group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others. submajorization The condition of submajorizing. submajorize To have the same partial sum as another sequence and at each step, to have the sum of the smaller sequence less than or equal to the sum of the larger sequence. submalar Beneath a cheek submammalian Describing any animal that is considered to be less advanced than a mammal submammary Situated under the mammae. submammillothalamic Beneath the mammillary body and the thalamus subman A subhuman; a creature that is less than a man. submanagement Management at a secondary level, subordinate to higher management; the work of a submanager. submanager A manager who is subordinate to another manager. submandibular Below the mandible. submanifold A manifold which is a subset of another, so that the inclusion function is an embedding or, sometimes, an immersion. submanubrial Beneath the manubrium submap A subset of a map. submargin An area parallel to a margin but slightly further in. submarginal Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality. submarginally In a submarginal manner; below a margin. submarginate Almost or imperfectly marginate. submarginated Almost or imperfectly marginated. submarine Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea. submarineful As much as a submarine will hold. submarinelike Having the characteristics of a submarine. submariner A member of the crew of a submarine. submarining The design, construction and use of submarines submarinism The use of submarines in warfare. submarinist Synonym of submariner (“member of the crew of a submarine”). submaritime inland from a maritime region submarium An aquarium with many sea creatures. submark A mark making up part of a larger mark. submarket A distinct part of a larger market. submarking A subset of a marking of a Petri net. submarshal An under or deputy marshal. submartingale A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is superior or equal to its current value. submass The mass of a substring of a weighted alphabet submassive Less than, or approaching, massive. submaster A key that can open several locks, but fewer than a master key. submatch A match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched. submatrix A matrix formed by selecting certain rows and columns from a larger matrix. submature Not yet matured or differentiated submaxilla The lower jawbone. submaxillary Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary. submaxim A maxim making up part of a greater maxim. submaximal less than maximal submaximally In a submaximal manner; less than maximally submaximum A point or value below a maximum. submaze A maze forming part of a larger maze. submeaning A deeper or underlying meaning. submeaningful Below the threshold of meaning. submechanism A subset of a mechanism submechanophobia A fear of man-made objects submerged partially or fully underwater. submedial Lying near, but offset from, the middle. submedially In a submedial position or orientation. submedian Next to the median (on either side). submedianly In a submedian manner. submediant The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI. submediocre Worse than mediocre. submediocrity Very inferior quality, worse than mediocrity. submeeting A secondary or subsidiary meeting. submegabase Composed of less than a million nucleotides submegabit Less than a megabit. submegabyte Less than a megabyte. submegahertz Below one megahertz. submember A member of a subordinate group, taxon etc. submembranaceous Almost or imperfectly membranaceous. submembrane Located beneath a membrane submembranous Beneath a membrane submembranously In a submembranous manner submendelian At a rate/ratio less than that of Mendelian reproduction submeningeal Beneath the meninges.