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 subrisive Playful, tongue-in-cheek. subrisk Subsidiary risk as opposed to primary risk, where the latter is what governs the assignment of a hazard class but the former is nonetheless important to know about. subrogate To replace one person or thing with another. subrogation Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties. subrogee The party acting on behalf of the subrogor in a subrogation. subrogor The party on whose behalf another party (the subrogee) acts in a subrogation. subrole A secondary or subsidiary role. subroof An inner or underlying roof. subroom A room within a larger room. subroot A secondary or subsidiary root. subroseous Somewhat rose-coloured; pinkish. subrostellate Partially or imperfectly rostellate. subrostral Beneath a rostrum subrostrate Partially rostrate Subroto A male given name from Sanskrit. subrotund Somewhat rotund. subround Not perfectly round in shape; subrounded. subrounded kidney-shaped subroute A secondary or subsidiary route. subroutine A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task. subrow A secondary or subordinate row; a row belonging to some other parent row. subrugose Almost or imperfectly rugose. subrugulose Somewhat rugulose subrule A narrow rule which defines the specific meaning of a broader rule subruler A lesser or subsidiary ruler (one who rules). subsacral Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum. subsacrist A sacristan's assistant or secretary. subsacristan Synonym of subsacrist. subsagittal Positioned below or posterior to the standard sagittal plane. subsagittate Imperfectly sagittate. Subsahara sub-Saharan Africa. subsale A sale forming part of a larger sale. subsalicylate Any metal salicylate in which the metal atom is bonded to both the hydroxyl and the carboxylic acid group of salicylic acid subsaline Moderately saline or salty. subsalt Lying beneath a layer of salt. subsample A smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample. subsampled Divided into subsamples subsampler A device used to obtain subsamples subsampling The creation of subsamples subsannation derision; mockery subsapient Of a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings). subsarcolemmal beneath a sarcolemma subsartorial Under the sartorius muscle. subsatellite A component of an artificial satellite that is released once in orbit. subsaturated Less than fully saturated subsaturating That is not powerful enough to saturate subsaturation The condition of being subsaturated subscaffold The branches of a tree underneath the main scaffold subscalar restricted to an invariant subspace (of a scalar operator) subscale A subdivision of a scale. subscapose Having fewer petals or leaves than a scapose plant, or also lacking bracts subscapular Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular. subscapularis A certain large, triangular muscle near the shoulder that plays a key role in rotating the arm subscenario A secondary or subsidiary scenario. subscene A scene making up part of a larger scene. subschedule A schedule forming part of a greater schedule. subschema A schema making up part of a larger schema. subschematic Of or relating to a subschema. subscheme A subset of a scheme subschizophrenic Not quite schizophrenic; approaching schizophrenia. subschool A school making up part of a larger school. subscience A scientific discipline that forms part of a larger science. subscientific Less than scientific; not attaining the rank of a science. subscleral Beneath a sclera subsclerotic Beneath the sclera. subscope An inner scope contained within an outer scope. subscore A score that makes up part of a larger total score subscreen A subsidiary screen making up part of a larger screen (especially the kind used for displaying computer output). subscribable Capable of being subscribed to; permitting subscription. subscribbler Sensationalised term for a subscriber. subscribe To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). subscriber A person who subscribes to a publication or a service. subscribership The state or condition of being a subscriber. subscribing A subscription. subscript A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it. subscriptable Capable of being subscripted. subscripted Having one or more subscripts. subscription Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment. subscriptionless Without subscriptions. subscriptive Of or pertaining to a subscription, or signature. subscriptively In a subscriptive manner; as a subscript. subscrobiculate Partially scrobiculate subscrotal Beneath the scrotum subscrotally In a subscrotal manner subscutellar Beneath a scutellum subsea Beneath the sea, that is, beneath the sea surface, inside the sea. subseafloor Beneath the seafloor. subsearch A secondary or subsidiary search. subseasonal Relating to a time period shorter than a season subsecive Remaining; extra; spare. subsecond Relating to a time interval of less than one second. subsecret A secondary or subsidiary secret. subsecretarial Synonym of undersecretarial. subsecretariat Synonym of undersecretariat. subsecretary An undersecretary. subsecretaryship The office or position of subsecretary. subsect A secondary or subsidiary sect. subsection A defined part of a section. subsectional Relating to subsections. subsective Having the property that when used to modify a noun, it denotes a subset of the all possible denotations of the noun, but does not modify any other meanings of the entity that the noun denotes. For example "habitual" in the phrase "habitual liar" is subsective. If the liar is also a woman, the fact that she is a habitual liar does not imply that she is a "habitual woman". subsectivity The property of being subsective. subsector A sector (section, zone) of a larger sector. subsectoral Relating to a subsector subsecute To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue. subsecutive Following on in a chain or succession; successive. subsedative Less than would cause sedation subsediment Beneath a sediment subsegment A segment wholly contained in another. subsegmental Relating to a subsegment or subsegments. subsegmentally In a subsegmental manner subsegmentation The formation of subsegments subsegmentectomy The surgical removal of a subsegment of an organ such as the liver subsegmented Having subsegments subseizure A subclinical seizure. subselect To select (part of a larger selection). subselection A selection making up part of a larger selection. subselective Relating to a subselection subselector That which subselects. subself A subordinate self, one making up part of a whole self. subsellar Below the sella turcica. subsellium A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord. subsemicircular Less than semicircular subsemigroup Any subset of a semigroup that is closed under the semigroup operation. subsemimodule A semimodule contained in a larger semimodule. (Compare submodule, semimodule.) subsemiring A subset of a semiring that is also a semiring under the same operations as the original semiring. subsemitonal Relating to subsemitones. subsemitone A leading tone. subsenior Below the age or rank of a senior. subsensation A minor or secondary sensation. subsense A sense of a word that reflects a part or aspect of a more general (broader) sense. subsensible Deeper than the reach of the senses. subsensitive Insufficiently sensitive. subsensitivity The condition of being subsensitive subsensory Below the threshold of sensory perception. subsentence A sentence making up part of a larger sentence. subsentential Less than a sentence. subsentient Less than sentient; possessing some form of intelligence but not sentience. subsept A subdivision of a sept or tribe. subsepta Beneath septa subseptate Almost or imperfectly septate. subseptic Relating to subsepsis subseptuple Having the ratio of one to seven. subsequence A subsequent act or thing; a sequel. subsequency The act or state of following, or being subsequent. subsequent Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely. subsequential subsequent subsequentially subsequently subsequently Following, afterwards in either time or place. subsequentness Quality of being subsequent. subserial Relating to a subseries