subnatural

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adjective

Describing spectroscopic lines that are narrower than those produced naturally

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Meanings

adjectivesubnatural (comparative more subnatural, superlative most subnatural)

comparative more subnatural · superlative most subnatural · alternative sub-natural

  1. natural sciencesDescribing spectroscopic lines that are narrower than those produced naturally
  2. Below or beneath nature.

    As the well-known “problem of natural evil” indicates, this transparency is only relative. In a fallen, subnatural world, there is a certain opaqueness to God's purposes […]

    2013, Daniel Buxhoeveden, Gayle Woloschak, Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church, page 51

Origin

From sub- + natural.

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APA

subnatural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnatural

MLA

“subnatural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnatural. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subnatural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnatural.

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