Subscript Definition

sŭbskrĭpt
subscripts
noun
subscripts
A figure, letter, or symbol written below and to the side of another.
In Y3 and Xa, 3 and a are subscripts.
Webster's New World

(printing) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.

In chemical formulas the number of atoms in a molecule is written as a subscript, so we write H2O for water which has two atoms of hydrogen for each one of oxygen.
Wiktionary

(computing) A numerical index into an array.

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adjective

Written below; esp., inferior.

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Other Word Forms of Subscript

Noun

Singular:
subscript
Plural:
subscripts

Origin of Subscript

  • From Latin subscrīptus past participle of subscrībere to subscribe subscribe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Subscript Sentence Examples

  • A vector with a nonlinear subscript is processed as a list vector.

  • The elements of a vector subscript may be in any order.

  • A vector with a linear subscript is processed as a continuous or constant stride vector.

  • In the subscript notation the candidate numerals are written in subscript notation the candidate numerals are written in subscript in the cells.

  • Click on the " + " symbol next the name of the array to display the initial array subscript.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

Words Ending With

TPTIPT

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subscript

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With S9 Letter Words Ending With T