substage

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noun

The stage, below the main stage of a microscope, to which attachments are fixed.

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Meanings

nounsubstage (plural substages)

plural substages

  1. The stage, below the main stage of a microscope, to which attachments are fixed.
  2. A stage making up part of a larger stage.

    These passwords will take you to every substage of the game.

    1991, Rusel DeMaria, Zach Meston, Nintendo Games Secrets, volume 2, page 324
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    Which, then, of these glacial substages provided the proper conditions and saw the first population of man in America?

    1958, Division of Mines and Geology, Washington, Information circular

Origin

From sub- + stage.

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APA

substage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substage

MLA

“substage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substage.

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