Stylographic pen, a pen with a conical point like that of a style,
combined with a reservoir for supplying it with ink.
 -- Stylographic pencil, a pencil used in stylography.

STYLOGRAPHICAL
Sty`lo*graph"ic*al, a.

Defn: Same as Stylographic, 1.
 -- Sty`lo*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

STYLOGRAPHY
Sty*log"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Style + -graphy.]

Defn: A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style on cards
or tablets.

STYLOHYAL
Sty`lo*hy"al, n. Etym: [Stylo- + the Gr. letter (Anat.)

Defn: A segment in the hyoidean arch between the epihyal and
tympanohyal.

STYLOHYOID
Sty`lo*hy"oid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone.

STYLOID
Sty"loid, a. Etym: [Style + -oid: cf. F. styloïde, Gr.

1. Styliform; as, the styloid process.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the styloid process. Styloid process
(Anat.), a long and slender process from the lower side of the
temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal
of other animals.

STYLOMASTOID
Sty`lo*mas"toid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the
temporal bone.

STYLOMAXILLARY
Sty`lo*max"il*la*ry, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla.

STYLOMETER
Sty*lom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]

Defn: An instrument for measuring columns.

STYLOMMATA
Sty*lom"ma*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

Defn: Same as Stylommatophora.

STYLOMMATOPHORA
Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the
tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and slugs.
See Illust. under Snail.

STYLOMMATOPHOROUS
Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*rous, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora.

STYLOPODIUM
Sty`lo*po"di*um, n.; pl. Stylopodia. Etym: [NL. See Style, and
Podium.] (Bot.)

Defn: An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous
plants.

STYLOPS
Sty"lops, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on
bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera,
formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to
the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera.

STYLUS
Sty"lus, n. Etym: [L. stylus, or better stilus.]

Defn: An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1. That needle-shaped
part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the
groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the
undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations
which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which
converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is
frequently composed of metal or diamond. 3. The needle-like device
used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc
during recording of a phonograph record. 4. (Computers)

Defn: A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor
position on a graphics tablet.

STYMIE; STIMY
Sty"mie, n. Also Sti"my. [Orig. uncertain.] (Golf)

Defn: The position of two balls on the putting green such that, being
more than six inches apart, one ball lies directly between the other
and the hole at which the latter must be played; also, the act of
bringing the balls into this position.

STYMIE; STIMY
Sty"mie, v. t. Also Sti"my. (Golf)

Defn: To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

STYPHNATE
Styph"nate, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A salt of styphnic acid.

STYPHNIC
Styph"nic, a. Etym: [Gr. (spurious) sty`fein to contract.] (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent
acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid on
resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It
acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined
salts.

STYPTIC
Styp"tic, a. Etym: [L. stypticus, Gr.

Defn: Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of
restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.
[Written also stiptic.] Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous
herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.

STYPTIC
Styp"tic, n. (Med.)

Defn: A styptic medicine.

STYPTICAL
Styp"tic*al, a.

Defn: Styptic; astringent.

STYPTICITY
Styp*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stypticité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being styptic; astringency.

STYRACIN
Styr"a*cin, n. Etym: [See Styrax.] (Chem.)

Defn: A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum
storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic
alcohol.

STYRAX
Sty"rax, n. Etym: [L. styrax, storax, Gr. Storax.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic,
abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis
yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin.

2. Same as Storax.

STYROL
Sty"rol, n. Etym: [Styrax + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)

Defn: See Styrolene.

STYROLENE
Sty"ro*lene, n. (Chem.)

Defn: An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C8H8, obtained by the distillation
of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the
condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; --
called also phenyl ethylene, vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and
cinnamene.

STYRONE
Sty"rone, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a
hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; --
properly called cinnamic, or styryl, alcohol.

STYRYL
Sty"ryl, n. Etym: [Styrax + -yl.] (Chem.)

Defn: A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of
styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl, or cinnamyl.

STYTHE
Stythe, n. (Mining)

Defn: Choke damp.

STYTHY
Styth"y, n. & v.

Defn: See Stithy.

STYX
Styx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)

Defn: The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed
in passing to the regions of the dead.

SUABILITY
Su`a*bil"i*ty, n. (Law)

Defn: Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to
civil process.

SUABLE
Su"a*ble, a. (Law)

Defn: Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in
court. Story.

SUADE
Suade, v. t. Etym: [L. suadere.]

Defn: To persuade. [Obs.]

SUADIBLE
Suad"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. suadibilis.]

Defn: Suasible. [Obs.] Wyclif (James iii. 17).

SUAGE
Suage, v. t.

Defn: To assuage. [Obs.] Dryden.

SUANT
Su"ant, a. Etym: [Cf. Sue to pursue.]

Defn: Spread equally over the surface; uniform; even. [Written also
suent.] [Local, U.S. & Prov. Eng.] -- Su"ant*ly, adv. [Local, U.S. &
Prov. Eng.]

SUASIBLE
Sua"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. suadere, suasum, to persuade.]

Defn: Capable of being persuaded; easily persuaded.

SUASION
Sua"sion, n. Etym: [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to advise,
persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to suavis sweet:
cf. OF. suasion. See Suave, and cf. Dissuade, Persuade.]

Defn: The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.

SUASIVE
Sua"sive, a.

Defn: Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. South. "Genial
and suasive satire." Earle.
 -- Sua"sive*ly, adv.

SUASORY
Sua"so*ry, a. Etym: [L. suasorius: cf. F. suasoire.]

Defn: Tending to persuade; suasive.

SUAVE
Suave, a. Etym: [L. suavis sweet, pleasant: cf. F. suave. See Sweet,
and cf. Suasion.]

Defn: Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner;
bland.
 -- Suave"ly, adv.

SUAVIFY
Suav"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suavified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Suavifying.] Etym: [Suave + -fy.]

Defn: To make affable or suave.

SUAVILOQUENT
Sua*vil"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. suaviloquens; suavis sweet + loquens,
p.pr. of loqui to speak.]

Defn: Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech. [R.]

SUAVILOQUY
Sua*vil"o*quy, n. Etym: [L. suaviloquium.]

Defn: Sweetness of speech. [R.]

SUAVITY
Suav"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. suavitas: cf. F. suavité.]

1. Sweetness to the taste. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

2. The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness;
softness; pleasantness; gentleness; urbanity; as, suavity of manners;
suavity of language, conversation, or address. Glanvill.

SUB-
Sub-. Etym: [L. sub under, below; akin to Gr. upa to, on, under,
over. Cf. Hypo-, Super-.]

1. A prefix signifying under, below, beneath, and hence often, in an
inferior position or degree, in an imperfect or partial state, as in
subscribe, substruct, subserve, subject, subordinate, subacid,
subastringent, subgranular, suborn. Sub- in Latin compounds often
becomes sum- before m, sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf-
, sug-, and sup- before c, f, g, and p respectively. Before c, p, and
t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of b from a
collateral form, subs-).

2. (Chem.)

Defn: A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified
by the term to which it is prefixed,is present in only a small
proportion, or less than the normal amount; as, subsulphide,
suboxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to
basic; as, subacetate or basic acetate. [Obsoles.]

SUB
Sub, n.

Defn: A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]

SUBACETATE
Sub*ac"e*tate, n. (Chem.)

Defn: An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent.

SUBACID
Sub*ac"id, a. Etym: [L. subacidus. See Sub-, Acid.]

Defn: Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices.
 -- n.

Defn: A substance moderately acid.

SUBACRID
Sub*ac"rid, a.

Defn: Moderalely acrid or harsh.

SUBACROMIAL
Sub`a*cro"mi*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula.

SUBACT
Sub*act", v. t. Etym: [L. subactus, p.p. of subigere to subdue; sub
under + agere to lead, bring.]

Defn: To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.

SUBACTION
Sub*ac"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. L. subactio a working up, discipline.]

Defn: The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies
combletely. [Obs.] Bacon.

SUBACUTE
Sub`a*cute", a.

Defn: Moderalely acute.

SUBADUNCATE
Sub`a*dun"cate, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Somewhat hooked or curved.

SUBADVOCATE
Sub*ad"vo*cate, n.

Defn: An under or subordinate advocate.

SUBAERIAL
Sub`a*ë"ri*al, a.

Defn: Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking
place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous.

SUBAGENCY
Sub*a"gen*cy, n.

Defn: A subordinate agency.

SUBAGENT
Sub*a"gent, n. (Law)

Defn: A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part,
of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty.

SUBAGITATION
Sub*ag`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. subagitatio, fr. subagitare to lie
with illicity.]

Defn: Unlawful sexual intercourse. [Obs.]

SUBAH
Su"bah, n. Etym: [Per. & Hinf. s.]

Defn: A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar.
[India]

SUBAHDAR
Su"bah*dar, n. Etym: [Per. & Hinf. s, Per. s a province + dar
holding, keeping.]

Defn: A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the
British native army. [India]

SUBAHDARY; SUBAHSHIP
Su"bah*dar`y, Su"bah*ship, n.

Defn: The office or jurisdiction of a subahdar.

SUBAID
Sub*aid", v. t.

Defn: To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly.
[R.] Daniel.

SUBALMONER
Sub*al"mon*er, n.

Defn: An under almoner.

SUBALPINE
Sub*al"pine, a. Etym: [L. subalpinus.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Defn: Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains,
but considerably below the snow line.

SUBALTERN
Sub*al"tern, a. Etym: [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub
under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]

1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically
(Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain;
as, a subaltern officer.

2. (Logic)

Defn: Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related
proposition. Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.

SUBALTERN
Sub*al"tern, n.

1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a
commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.

2. (Logic)

Defn: A subaltern proposition. Whately.

SUBALTERNANT
Sub`al*ter"nant, n. (Logic)

Defn: A universal proposition. See Subaltern, 2. Whately.

SUBALTERNATE
Sub`al*ter"nate, a.

1. Succeeding by turns; successive.

2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.
All their subalternate and several kinds. Evelyn.

SUBALTERNATE
Sub`al*ter"nate, n. (Logic)

Defn: A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See
Subaltern, 2.

SUBALTERNATING
Sub*al"ter*na`ting, a.

Defn: Subalternate; successive.

SUBALTERNATION
Sub*al"ter*na`tion, n.

Defn: The state of being subalternate; succession of turns;
subordination.

SUBANGULAR
Sub*an"gu*lar, a.

Defn: Slightly angular.

SUBAPENNINE
Sub*ap"en*nine, a.

Defn: Under, or at the foot of, the Apennine mountains; -- applied,
in geology, to a series of Tertiary strata of the older Pliocene
period.

SUBAPICAL
Sub*ap"ic*al, a.

Defn: Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below
the apex.

SUBAQUANEOUS
Sub`a*qua"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subaquaneus; sub + aqua water.]

Defn: Subaqueous. [Obs.]

SUBAQUATIC; SUBAQUEOUS
Sub`a*quat"ic, Sub*a"que*ous, a.

1. Being under water, or beneath the surface of water; adapted for
use under water; submarine; as, a subaqueous helmet.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: Formed in or under water; as, subaqueous deposits.

SUBARACHNOID; SUBARACHNOIDAL
Sub`a*rach"noid, Sub*ar`ach*noid"al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the arachnoid membrane.

SUBARCTIC
Sub*arc"tic, a.

Defn: Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the
arctic circle.

SUBARCUATE; SUBARCUATED
Sub*ar"cu*ate, Sub*ar"cu*a`ted, a.

Defn: Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or
arched.

SUBARRATION
Sub`ar*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. arra, arrha, earnest money.
See Earnest a pledge.]

Defn: The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part
of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or other
presents, upon the woman.

SUBARYTENOID
Sub`a*ryt"e*noid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.

SUBASTRAL
Sub*as"tral, a.

Defn: Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Bp. Warburton.

SUBASTRINGENT
Sub`as*trin"gent, a.

Defn: Somewhat astringent.

SUBATOM
Sub*at"om, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A hypothetical component of a chemical atom, on the theory that
the elements themselves are complex substances; -- called also
atomicule.

SUBAUD
Sub*aud", v. t. Etym: [L. subaudire, subauditum; sub under + audire
to hear.]

Defn: To understand or supply in an ellipsis. [R.]

SUBAUDITION
Sub`au*di"tion, n. Etym: [L. subauditio.]

Defn: The act of understanding, or supplying, something not
expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. Trench.

SUBAXILLARY
Sub*ax"il*la*ry, a.

1. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the axilla, or armpit.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the branch of a plant
with the stem, or a leaf with the branch.

SUBBASAL
Sub*ba"sal, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Near the base.

SUB-BASE
Sub"-base`, n. (Arch.)

Defn: The lowest member of a base when divided horizontally, or of a
baseboard, pedestal, or the like.

SUB-BASS
Sub"-bass`, n. (Mus.)

Defn: The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the
fundamental or ground bass. [Written also sub-base.] Ayliffe.

SUBBEADLE
Sub*bea"dle, n.

Defn: An under beadle.

SUBBRACHIAL
Sub*brach"i*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the subbrachians.

SUBBRACHIALES
Sub*brach`i*a"les, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Sub-, and Brachial.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins are
situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearly so.

SUBBRACHIAN
Sub*brach"i*an, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + brachium.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Subbrachiales.

SUBBREED
Sub"breed`, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A race or strain differing in certain characters from the
parent breed; an incipient breed.

SUBBRONCHIAL
Sub*bron"chi*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi; as, the
subbronchial air sacs of birds.

SUBCALIBER
Sub*cal"i*ber, a.

Defn: Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also
subcalibre.] Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller
diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is fired, and to
which it is fitted by means of a sabot. Knight.

SUBCARBONATE
Sub*car"bon*ate, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A carbonate containing an excess of the basic constituent.

SUBCARBONIFEROUS
Sub*car`bon*if"er*ous, a. (Geol.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous
formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine
formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.
 -- n.

Defn: The Subcarboniferous period or formation.

SUBCARBURETED
Sub*car"bu*ret`ed, a. (Chem.)

Defn: United with, or containing, carbon in less than the normal
proportion. [Written also subcarburetted.] [Obsoles.]

SUBCARTILAGINOUS
Sub*car`ti*lag"i*nous, a. (Anat.)
(a) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages.
(b) Partially cartilaginous.

SUBCAUDAL
Sub*cau"dal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the
subcaudal, or chevron, bones.

SUBCELESTIAL
Sub`ce*les"tial, a.

Defn: Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories. Barrow.

SUBCELLAR
Sub*cel"lar, n.

Defn: A cellar beneath another story wholly or partly underground;
usually, a cellar under a cellar.

SUBCENTRAL
Sub*cen"tral, a.

1. Under the center.

2. Nearly central; not quite central.

SUBCHANTER
Sub*chant"er, n. (Eccl.)

Defn: An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a
succentor.

SUBCIRCULAR
Sub*cir"cu*lar, a.

Defn: Nearly circular.

SUBCLASS
Sub"class`, n.

Defn: One of the natural groups, more important than an order, into
which some classes are divided; as, the angiospermous subclass of
exogens.

SUBCLAVIAN
Sub*cla"vi*an, a. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. clavis a key. See Clavicle.]
(Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the clavicle, or collar bone; as, the subclavian
arteries.

SUBCOLUMNAR
Sub`co*lum"nar, a. (Geol.)

Defn: Having an imperfect or interrupted columnar structure.

SUBCOMMITTEE
Sub`com*mit"tee, n.

Defn: An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
Yet by their sequestrators and subcommittees abroad . . . those
orders were commonly disobeyed. Milton.

SUBCOMPRESSED
Sub`com*pressed", a.

Defn: Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.

SUBCONCAVE
Sub*con"cave, a.

Defn: Slightly concave. Owen.

SUBCONFORMABLE
Sub`con*form"a*ble, a.

Defn: Partially conformable.

SUBCONICAL
Sub*con"ic*al, a.

Defn: Slightly conical.

SUBCONJUNCTIVAL
Sub*con`junc*ti"val, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the conjunctiva.

SUBCONSCIOUS
Sub*con"scious, a.

1. Occurring without the possibility or the fact of an attendant
consciousness; -- said of states of the soul.

2. Partially conscious; feebly conscious.

SUBCONSCIOUSNESS
Sub*con"scious*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being subconscious; a state of mind in
which perception and other mental processes occur without distinct
consciousness.

SUBCONSTELLATION
Sub*con`stel*la"tion, n. (Astron.)

Defn: A subordinate constellation. Sir T. Browne.

SUBCONTRACT
Sub*con"tract, n.

Defn: A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract.

SUBCONTRACTED
Sub`con*tract"ed, a.

1. Contracted after a former contract.

2. Betrothed for the second time. [Obs.] Shak.

SUBCONTRACTOR
Sub`con*tract"or, n.

Defn: One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the
principal contractor.

SUBCONTRARY
Sub*con"tra*ry, a.

1. Contrary in an inferior degree.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: Having, or being in, a contrary order; -- said of a section of
an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel
to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a
circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to
have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being
parallel. Brande & C.

3. (Logic)

Defn: Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular
affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and
only one can be false.

SUBCONTRARY
Sub*con"tra*ry, n.; pl. Subcontraries (. (Logic)

Defn: A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary
in a lower degree.

SUBCORACOID
Sub*cor"a*coid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula; as, the
subcoracoid dislocation of the humerus.

SUBCORDATE
Sub*cor"date, a.

Defn: Somewhat cordate; somewhat like a heart in shape.

SUBCORNEOUS
Sub*cor"ne*ous, a. (Anat.)
(a) Situated under a horny part or layer.
(b) Partially horny.

SUBCOSTAL
Sub*cos"tal, a. (Anat. & Zoöl.)

Defn: Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles.

Note: The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within, the
intercostal.

SUBCOSTAL
Sub*cos"tal, n.

1. (Anat.)

Defn: A subcostal muscle.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is
situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.

SUBCRANIAL
Sub*cra"ni*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium; facial.

SUBCRUSTACEOUS
Sub`crus*ta"ceous, a.

Defn: Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous
cicatrization.

SUBCRYSTALLINE
Sub*crys"tal*line, a.

Defn: Imperfectly crystallized.

SUBCULTRATE; SUBCULTRATED
Sub*cul"trate, Sub*cul"tra*ted, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one
side and curved on the other.

SUBCUTANEOUS
Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous, a.

Defn: Situated under the skin; hypodermic.
 -- Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv. Subcutaneous operation (Surg.), an
operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite
to, or over, the internal section.

SUBCUTICULAR
Sub`cu*tic"u*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin.

SUBCYLINDRICAL; SUBCYLINDRIC
Sub`cy*lin"dric*al, Sub`cy*lin"dric, a.

Defn: Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.

SUBDEACON
Sub*dea"con, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L. subdiaconus.]
(Eccl.)

Defn: One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next
interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in
the Greek Church.

SUBDEACONRY; SUBDEACONSHIP
Sub*dea"con*ry, Sub*dea"con*ship, n. (Eccl.)

Defn: The order or office of subdeacon.

SUBDEAN
Sub"dean`, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + dean: cf. F. sousdoyen.]

Defn: An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean. Ayliffe.

SUBDEANERY
Sub*dean"er*y, n.

Defn: Office or rank of subdean.

SUBDECANAL
Sub*dec"a*nal, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.

SUBDECUPLE
Sub*dec"u*ple, a.

Defn: Containing one part of ten.

SUBDELEGATE
Sub*del"e*gate, n.

Defn: A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

SUBDELEGATE
Sub*del"e*gate, v. t.

Defn: To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to
depete.

SUBDENTED
Sub*dent"ed, a.

Defn: Indented beneath.

SUBDEPARTMENT
Sub`de*part"ment, n.

Defn: A subordinate department; a bureau. See the Note under Bureau.

SUBDEPOSIT
Sub`de*pos"it, n.

Defn: That which is deposited beneath something else.

SUBDERISORIOUS
Sub`der*i*so"ri*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. derisorius. See
Derisory.]

Defn: Ridiculing with moderation. [R.] Dr. H. More.

SUBDERIVATIVE
Sub`de*riv"a*tive, n.

Defn: A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the
root; as, "friendliness" is a subderivative, being derived from
"friendly", which is in turn a derivative from "friend."

SUBDIACONATE
Sub`di*ac"o*nate, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of a
subdeacon.

SUBDIACONATE
Sub`di*ac"o*nate, n.

Defn: The office or rank of a subdeacon.

SUBDIAL
Sub*di"al, a. Etym: [L. subdialis in the open air.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky.
[R.] N. Bacon.

SUBDIALECT
Sub*di"a*lect, n.

Defn: A subordinate dialect.

SUBDICHOTOMY
Sub`di*chot"o*my, n.

Defn: A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a subdivision.
[R.]
Many subdichatomies of petty schisms. Milton.

SUBDILATED
Sub`di*lat"ed, a.

Defn: Partially dilated.

SUBDITITIOUS
Sub`di*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. subdititius, subditicius, fr. subdere
to substitute.]

Defn: Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in. [R.]

SUBDIVERSIFY
Sub`di*ver"si*fy, v. t.

Defn: To diversify aggain what is already diversified. [R.] Sir M.
Hale.

SUBDIVIDE
Sub`di*vide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdivided; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subdividing.] Etym: [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide.
See Divide.]

Defn: To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into
smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided.
The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those
colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden.

SUBDIVIDE
Sub`di*vide", v. i.

Defn: To be, or to become, subdivided.

SUBDIVINE
Sub`di*vine", a.

Defn: Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree. Bp.
Hall.

SUBDIVISIBLE
Sub`di*vis"i*ble, a.

Defn: Susceptible of subdivision.

SUBDIVISION
Sub`di*vi"sion, n. Etym: [L. subdivisio: cf. F. subdivision.]

1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

2. A part of a thing made by subdividing.
In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm,
and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot.

SUBDOLOUS
Sub"do*lous, a. Etym: [L. subdolus, sub + dolus deceit.]

Defn: Sly; crafty; cunning; artful. [R.]

SUBDOMINANT
Sub*dom"i*nant, n. (Mus.)

Defn: The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; -- so called
as being under the dominant.

SUBDUABLE
Sub*du"a*ble, a.

Defn: Able to be subdued.

SUBDUAL
Sub*du"al, n.

Defn: Act of subduing. Bp. Warburton.

SUBDUCE; SUBDUCT
Sub*duce", Sub*duct", v. t. Etym: [L. subducere, subductum; sub under
+ ducere to lead, to draw. See Duke, and cf. Subdue.]

1. To withdraw; to take away. Milton.

2. To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.
If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations, we
should subduce ten. Sir M. Hale.

SUBDUCTION
Sub*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. subductio.]

1. The act of subducting or taking away. Bp. Hall.

2. Arithmetical subtraction. Sir M. Hale.

SUBDUE
Sub*due", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdued; p. pr. & vb. n. Subduing.]
Etym: [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub
under) + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Subduct.]

1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior
power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion;
to vanquish.
I will subdue all thine enemies. 1 Chron. xvii. 10.

2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Nothing could have subdued nature To such a lowness, but his unkind
daughters. Shak.
If aught . . . were worthy to subdue The soul of man. Milton.

3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a
fever.

4. To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to
mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to
subdue the temper or passions.

5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue
opposition by argument or entreaties.

6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue
ferocity by tears.

7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.

8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as,
to subdue the brilliancy of colors.

Syn.
 -- To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See Conquer.

SUBDUED
Sub*dued", a.

1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild.

2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone.

SUBDUEMENT
Sub*due"ment, n.

Defn: Subdual. [Obs.] Shak.

SUBDUER
Sub*du"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, subdues; a conqueror. Spenser.

SUBDULCID
Sub*dul"cid, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + L. dulcis sweet.]

Defn: Somewhat sweet; sweetish. [R.]

SUBDUPLE
Sub"du*ple, a. (Math.)

Defn: Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
Subduple ratio, the ratio of 1 to 2: thus, 3:6 is a subduple ratio,
as 6:3 is a duple ratio.

SUBDUPLICATE
Sub*du"pli*cate, a. (Math.)

Defn: Expressed by the square root; -- said of ratios. Subduplicate
ratio, the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio;
thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is *a to *b, or *a/b.

SUBDURAL
Sub*du"ral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the dura mater, or between the dura mater and
the arachnoid membrane.

SUBEDITOR
Sub*ed"i*tor, n.

Defn: An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.

SUBELONGATE
Sub`e*lon"gate, a.

Defn: Not fully elongated; somewhat elongated.

SUBENDOCARDIAL
Sub*en`do*car"di*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the endocardium.

SUBENDYMAL
Sub*en"dy*mal, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + endyma.]

Defn: Situated under the endyma.

SUBEPIDERMAL
Sub*ep`i*der"mal, a.

Defn: Situated immediately below the epidermis.

SUBEPIGLOTTIC
Sub*ep`i*glot"tic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the epiglottis.

SUBEPITHELIAL
Sub*ep`i*the"li*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the epithelium.

SUBEQUAL
Sub*e"qual, a.

Defn: Nearly equal.

SUBERATE
Su"ber*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subérate.] (Chem.)

Defn: A salt of suberic acid.

SUBEREOUS
Su*be"re*ous, a. Etym: [L. subereus of the cork tree.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.

SUBERIC
Su*ber"ic, a. Etym: [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subéreque.]
(Chem.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, C

SUBERIN
Su"ber*in, n. Etym: [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subérine.] (Bot.)

Defn: A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a
modification of lignin.

SUBERITE
Su"ber*ite, n. Etym: [L. suber the cork tree.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any sponge of the genus Suberites and allied genera. These
sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute siliceous
spicules.

SUBERIZATION
Su`ber*i*za"tion, n. (Bot.)

Defn: Conversion of the cell walls into cork tissue by development of
suberin; -- commonly taking place in exposed tissues, as when a
callus forms over a wound. Suberized cell walls are impervious to
water.

SUBERIZE
Su"ber*ize, v. t.  [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr. & vb. n. -izing.] [L.
suber cork.] (Bot.)

Defn: To effect suberization of.

SUBERONE
Su"ber*one, n. (Chem.)
(a) The hypothetical ketone of suberic acid.
(b) A colorless liquid, analogous suberone proper, having a pleasant
peppermint odor. It is obtained by the distillation of calcium
suberate.

SUBEROSE; SUBEROUS
Su"ber*ose`, Su"ber*ous, a. Etym: [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F.
subéreux.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having a corky texture.

SUBESOPHAGEAL
Sub*e`so*phag"e*al, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Situated beneath the esophagus. [Written also suboesophageal.]
Subesophageal ganglion (Zoöl.), a large special ganglion situated
beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids, and some other
invertebrates.

SUBFAMILY
Sub*fam"i*ly, n. (Biol.)

Defn: One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into
which certain families are divided.

SUBFIBROUS
Sub*fi"brous, a.

Defn: Somewhat fibrous.

SUBFUSCOUS
Sub*fus"cous, a. Etym: [L. subfuscus, suffuscus. See Sub-, and
Fuscous.]

Defn: Duskish; moderately dark; brownish; tawny.

SUBFUSK
Sub*fusk", a.

Defn: Subfuscous. [Obs.] Tatler.

SUBGELATINOUS
Sub`ge*lat"i*nous, a.

Defn: Imperfectly or partially gelatinous.

SUBGENERIC
Sub`ge*ner"ic, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a subgenus.

SUBGENUS
Sub*ge"nus, n.; pl. Subgenera (. (Biol.)

Defn: A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species which
differ from other species of the genus in some important character or
characters; as, the azaleas now constitute a subgenus of
Rhododendron.

SUBGLACIAL
Sub*gla"cial, a.

Defn: Pertaining or belonging to the under side of a glacier; being
beneath a glacier; as, subglacial streams.

SUBGLOBOSE
Sub`glo*bose", a.

Defn: Not quite globose.

SUBGLOBULAR
Sub*glob"u*lar, a.

Defn: Nearly globular.

SUBGLOSSAL
Sub*glos"sal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the tongue; sublingual.

SUBGLOTTIC
Sub*glot"tic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated below the glottis; -- applied to that part of the
cavity of the larynx below the true vocal cords.

SUBGLUMACEOUS
Sub`glu*ma"ceous, a.

Defn: Somewhat glumaceous.

SUBGOVERNOR
Sub*gov"ern*or, n.

Defn: A subordinate or assistant governor.

SUBGRANULAR
Sub*gran"u*lar, a.

Defn: Somewhat granular.

SUBGROUP
Sub"group`, n. (Biol.)

Defn: A subdivision of a group, as of animals. Darwin.

SUBHASTATION
Sub`has*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. subhastatio.]

Defn: A public sale or auction. [R.] Bp. Burnet.

SUBHEPATIC
Sub`he*pat"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the liver; --
applied to the interlobular branches of the portal vein.

SUBHORNBLENDIC
Sub`horn*blend"ic, a. (Min.)

Defn: Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to
rocks containing disseminated hornblende.

SUBHUMERATE
Sub*hu"mer*ate, v. t. Etym: [See Sub-, Humerus.]

Defn: To place the shoulders under; to bear. [Obs.]
Nothing surer ties a friend than freely to subhumerate the burden
which was his. Feltham.

SUBHYALOID
Sub*hy"a*loid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the hyaliod membrane.

SUBHYOIDEAN
Sub`hy*oid"e*an, a. (Anat. & Med.)

Defn: Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone; as, subhyoidean
laryngotomy.

SUBIMAGO
Sub`i*ma"go, n. Etym: [NL. See Sub-, and Imago.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A stage in the development of certain insects, such as the May
flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. In this stage, the
insect is able to fly, but subsequently sheds a skin before becoming
mature. Called also pseudimago.

SUBINCUSATION
Sub*in`cu*sa"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + L. incusatio accusation, fr.
incusare to accuse.]

Defn: A slight charge or accusation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

SUBINDEX
Sub*in"dex, n.; pl. Subindices (. (Math.)

Defn: A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter or
symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a0, b1, c2, xn, have 0, 1, 2,
and n as subindices.

SUBINDICATE
Sub*in"di*cate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. sub + indicate: cf. L.
subindicare.]

Defn: To indicate by signs or hints; to indicate imperfectly. [R.]
Dr. H. More.

SUBINDICATION
Sub*in`di*ca"tion, n.

Defn: The act of indicating by signs; a slight indication. [R.] "The
subindication and shadowing of heavenly things." Barrow.

SUBINDIVIDUAL
Sub*in`di*vid"u*al, n.

Defn: A division of that which is individual.
An individual can not branch itself into subindividuals. Milton.

SUBINDUCE
Sub`in*duce", v. t.

Defn: To insinuate; to offer indirectly. [Obs.] Sir E. Dering.

SUBINFER
Sub`in*fer", v. t. & i.

Defn: To infer from an inference already made. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

SUBINFEUDATION
Sub*in`feu*da"tion, n. (Law)
(a) The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to
be held by themselves by feudal tenure. Craig.
(b) Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy.
The widow is immediate tenant to the heir, by a kind of
subinfeudation, or undertenancy. Blackstone.

SUBINGRESSION
Sub`in*gres"sion, n.

Defn: Secret entrance. [R.] Boyle.

SUBINTESTINAL
Sub`in*tes"ti*nal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the intestine.

SUBINVOLUTION
Sub*in`vo*lu"tion, n.

Defn: Partial or incomplete involution; as, subinvolution of the
uterus.

SUBITANEOUS
Sub`i*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subitaneus. See Sudden.]

Defn: Sudden; hasty. [Obs.] Bullokar.
 -- Sub`i*ta"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]

SUBITANY
Sub"i*ta*ny, a.

Defn: Subitaneous; sudden; hasty. [Obs.] Hales.

SUBITO
Su"bi*to, adv. Etym: [It. & L.] (Mus.)

Defn: In haste; quickly; rapidly.

SUBJACENT
Sub*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. subjacens, p.pr. of subjacere to lie under;
sub under + jacere to lie.]

1. Lying under or below.

2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills
and subjacent valleys.

SUBJECT
Sub*ject", a. Etym: [OE. suget, OF. souzget, sougit (in which the
first part is L. subtus below, fr. sub under), subgiet, subject, F.
sujet, from L. subjectus lying under, subjected, p.p. of subjicere,
subicere, to throw, lay, place, or bring under; sub under + jacere to
throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]

1. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
[Obs.] Spenser.

2. Placed under the power of another; specifically (International
Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state; as,
Jamaica is subject to Great Britain.
Esau was never subject to Jacob. Locke.

3. Exposed; liable; prone; disposed; as, a country subject to extreme
heat; men subject to temptation.
All human things are subject to decay. Dryden.

4. Obedient; submissive.
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities. Titus iii. 1.

Syn.
 -- Liable; subordinate; inferior; obnoxious; exposed. See Liable.

SUBJECT
Sub*ject", n. Etym: [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F.
sujet. See Subject, a.]

1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or
influence of something else.

2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler and is
governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a
sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subject;
a subject of the United States.
Was never subject longed to be a king, As I do long and wish to be a
subject. Shak.
The subject must obey his prince, because God commands it, human laws
require it. Swift.

Note: In international law, the term subject is convertible with
citizen.

3. That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation
or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of
dissection.

4. That which is brought under thought or examination; that which is
taken up for discussion, or concerning which anything is said or
done. "This subject for heroic song." Milton.
Make choice of a subject, beautiful and noble, which . . . shall
afford an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate. Dryden.
The unhappy subject of these quarrels. Shak.

5. The person who is treated of; the hero of a piece; the chief
character.
Writers of particular lives . . . are apt to be prejudiced in favor
of their subject. C. Middleton.

6. (Logic & Gram.)

Defn: That of which anything is affirmed or predicated; the theme of
a proposition or discourse; that which is spoken of; as, the
nominative case is the subject of the verb.
The subject of a proposition is that concerning which anything is
affirmed or denied. I. Watts.

7. That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether
spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain;
substance; substratum.
That which manifests its qualities -- in other words, that in which
the appearing causes inhere, that to which they belong -- is called
their subject or substance, or substratum. Sir W. Hamilton.

8. Hence, that substance or being which is conscious of its own
operations; the mind; the thinking agent or principal; the ego. Cf.
Object, n., 2.
The philosophers of mind have, in a manner, usurped and appropriated
this expression to themselves. Accordingly, in their hands, the
phrases conscious or thinking subject, and subject, mean precisely
the same thing. Sir W. Hamilton.

9. (Mus.)

Defn: The principal theme, or leading thought or phrase, on which a
composition or a movement is based.
The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus
firmus, or plain song. Rockstro.

10. (Fine Arts)

Defn: The incident, scene, figure, group, etc., which it is the aim
of the artist to represent.

SUBJECT
Sub*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subjecting.]

1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to
subordinate; to subdue.
Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to the
rule of right reason. C. Middleton.
In one short view subjected to our eye, Gods, emperors, heroes,
sages, beauties, lie. Pope.
He is the most subjected, the most Locke.

2. To expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity subjects a
person to impositions.

3. To submit; to make accountable.
God is not bound to subject his ways of operation to the scrutiny of
our thoughts. Locke.

4. To make subservient.
Subjected to his service angel wings. Milton.

5. To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white heat;
to subject a person to a rigid test.

SUBJECTED
Sub*ject"ed, a.

1. Subjacent. "Led them direct . . . to the subjected plain." [Obs.]
Milton.

2. Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of another.

3. Exposed; liable; subject; obnoxious.

SUBJECTION
Sub*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. subjectio: cf. OF. subjection, F.
subjétion. See Subject, a.]

1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of
another; the act of subduing.
The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M.
Hale.

2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and
government of another; a state of obedience or submissiveness; as,
the safety of life, liberty, and property depends on our subjection
to the laws. "To be bound under subjection." Chaucer.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. 1 Peter
iii. 1.
Because the subjection of the body to the will is by natural
necessity, the subjection of the will unto God voluntary, we stand in
need of direction after what sort our wills and desires may be
rightly conformed to His. Hooker.

SUBJECTIST
Sub"ject*ist, n. (Metaph.)

Defn: One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.

SUBJECTIVE
Sub*jec"tive, a. Etym: [L. subjectivus: cf. F. subjectif.]

1. Of or pertaining to a subject.

2. Especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own
consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to
the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or
material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own
internal states.

Note: In the philosophy of the mind, subjective denotes what is to be
referred to the thinking subject, the ego; objective, what belongs to
the object of thought, the non-ego. See Objective, a., 2. Sir W.
Hamilton.

3. (Lit. & Art)

Defn: Modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer
or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective
writer.

Syn.
 -- See Objective. Subjective sensation (Physiol.), one of the
sensations occurring when stimuli due to internal causes excite the
nervous apparatus of the sense organs, as when a person imagines he
sees figures which have no objective reality.
 -- Sub*jec"tive*ly, adv.
 -- Sub*jec"tive*ness, n.

SUBJECTIVISM
Sub*jec"tiv*ism, n. (Metaph.)

Defn: Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and
founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.

SUBJECTIVIST
Sub*jec"tiv*ist, n. (Metaph.)

Defn: One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist.

SUBJECTIVITY
Sub`jec*tiv"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being subjective; character of the
subject.

SUBJECTLESS
Sub"ject*less, a.

Defn: Having no subject.

SUBJECT-MATTER
Sub"ject-mat`ter, n.

Defn: The matter or thought presented for consideration in some
statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or
study.
As to the subject-matter, words are always to be understood as having
a regard thereto. Blackstone.
As science makes progress in any subject-matter, poetry recedes from
it. J. H. Newman.

SUBJECTNESS
Sub"ject*ness, n.

Defn: Quality of being subject. [R.]

SUBJICIBLE
Sub*jic"i*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being subjected. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

SUBJOIN
Sub*join", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjoined; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subjoining.] Etym: [Cf. OF. subjoindre, L. subjungere. See Sub-, and
Join, and cf. Subjective.]

Defn: To add after something else has been said or written; to ANNEX;
as, to subjoin an argument or reason.

Syn.
 -- To add; annex; join; unite.

SUBJOINDER
Sub*join"der, n.

Defn: An additional remark. [R.]

SUB JUDICE
Sub ju"di*ce. Etym: [L.]

Defn: Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial
consideration.

SUBJUGATE
Sub"ju*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjugated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subjugating.] Etym: [L. subjugatus, p.p. of subjugare to subjugate;
sub under + jugum a yoke. See Yoke.]

Defn: To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to
conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute
control of another; to vanquish.
He subjugated a king, and called him his "vassal." Baker.

Syn.
 -- To conquer; subdue; overcome. See Conquer.

SUBJUGATION
Sub`ju*ga"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subjugation, LL. subjugatio.]

Defn: The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.

SUBJUGATOR
Sub"ju*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: One who subjugates; a conqueror.

SUBJUNCTION
Sub*junc"tion, n. Etym: [See Subjunctive.]

1. Act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.

2. Something subjoined; as, a subjunction to a sentence.

SUBJUNCTIVE
Sub*junc"tive, a. Etym: [L. subjunctivus, fr. subjungere, subjunctum,
to subjoin: cf. F. subjonctif. See Subjoin.]

Defn: Subjoined or added to something before said or written.
Subjunctive mood (Gram.), that form of a verb which express the
action or state not as a fact, but only as a conception of the mind
still contingent and dependent. It is commonly subjoined, or added as
subordinate, to some other verb, and in English is often connected
with it by if, that, though, lest, unless, except, until, etc., as in
the following sentence: "If there were no honey, they [bees] would
have no object in visiting the flower." Lubbock. In some languages,
as in Latin and Greek, the subjunctive is often independent of any
other verb, being used in wishes, commands, exhortations, etc.

SUBJUNCTIVE
Sub*junc"tive, n. (Gram.)

Defn: The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.

SUBKINGDOM
Sub*king"dom, n.

Defn: One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or
vegetable kingdom, as, in zoölogy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata,
Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and
the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia.

SUBLAPSARIAN
Sub`lap*sa"ri*an, n. & a. Etym: [Pref. sub + lapse: cf. F.
sublapsarien, sublapsarie.] (Eccl. Hist.)

Defn: Same as Infralapsarian.

SUBLAPSARIANISM
Sub`lap*sa"ri*an*ism, n.

Defn: Infralapsarianism.

SUBLAPSARY
Sub*lap"sa*ry, a.

Defn: Sublapsarian. Johnson.

SUBLATE
Sub"late, v. t. Etym: [From sublatus, used as p.p. of tollere to take
away. See Tolerate.]

Defn: To take or carry away; to remove. [R.] E. Hall.

SUBLATION
Sub*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. sublatio, fr. sublatus, used as p.p. of
tollere to take away.]

Defn: The act of taking or carrying away; removal. [R.] Bp. Hall.

SUBLATIVE
Sub"la*tive, a.

Defn: Having power, or tending, to take away. [R.] Harris.

SUBLEASE
Sub"lease`, n. (Law)

Defn: A lease by a tenant or lessee to another person; an underlease.
Bouvier.

SUBLESSEE
Sub`les*see", n.

Defn: A holder of a sublease.

SUBLET
Sub*let", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublet; p. pr. & vb. n. Subletting.]

Defn: To underlet; to lease, as when a lessee leases to another
person.

SUBLEVATION
Sub`le*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. sublevare to lift up; sub under + levare
to lift, raise: cf. L. sublevatio an allevation.]

1. The act of raising on high; elevation. Sir T. More.

2. An uprising; an insurrection. [R.] Sir W. Temple.

SUBLIBRARIAN
Sub`li*bra"ri*an, n.

Defn: An under or assistant librarian.

SUBLIEUTENANT
Sub`lieu*ten"ant, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + lieutenant: cf. F. sous-
lieutenant.]

Defn: An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a
commissioned officer of the lowest rank.

SUBLIGATION
Sub`li*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. subligatio, from subligare to bind
below; sub under + ligare to bind.]

Defn: The act of binding underneath. [R.]

SUBLIMABLE
Sub*lim"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sublimable. See Sublime., v. t.]

Defn: Capable of being sublimed or sublimated.
 -- Sub*lim"a*ble*ness, n. Boyle.

SUBLIMATE
Sub"li*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sublimating.] Etym: [L. sublimatus, p.p. of sublimare to raise,
elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. F. sublimer. See Sublime, a., and cf.
Surlime, v. t.]

1. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling,
returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or
camphor.

2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to cleanse and
sublimate the more gross and corrupt. Dr. H. More.

SUBLIMATE
Sub"li*mate, n. Etym: [LL. sublimatum.] (Chem.)

Defn: A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified
product so obtained. Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) See under
Corrosive.

SUBLIMATE
Sub"li*mate, a. Etym: [LL. sublimatus.]

Defn: Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a
solid.

SUBLIMATED
Sub"li*ma`ted, a.

Defn: Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified.
[Words] whose weight best suits a sublimated strain. Dryden.

SUBLIMATION
Sub"li*ma`tion, n. Etym: [LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.]

1. (Chem.)

Defn: The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of
being sublimed.

2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation;
purification.

3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.
Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality.
South.

SUBLIMATORY
Sub"li*ma*to*ry, a.

Defn: Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels. Boyle.

SUBLIMATORY
Sub"li*ma*to*ry, n.

Defn: A vessel used for sublimation.
Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories. Chaucer.

SUBLIME
Sub*lime", a. [Compar. Sublimer; superl. Sublimest.] Etym: [L.
sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill,
thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. Eliminate.]

1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden.

2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of
persons. "The sublime Julian leader." De Quincey.

3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration,
heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of
an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a
work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime
deed.
Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior.
Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. Longfellow.

4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]
Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with
wine. Milton.

5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] "Countenance sublime and
insolent." Spenser.
His fair, large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule. Milton.

Syn.
 -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.

SUBLIME
Sub*lime", n.

Defn: That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as:
(a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that
expresses lofty conceptions.
The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of
words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison.

(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the
merely beautiful.

SUBLIME
Sub*lime", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming.]
Etym: [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See
Sublime, a., and cf. Sublimate, v. t.]

1. To raise on high. [Archaic]
A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E.
P. Whipple.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize,
and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in
solid form; hence, also, to purify.

3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit sublimes, But ripens
spirits in cold, northern climes. Pope.

4. To dignify; to ennoble.
An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural
employment. Jer. Taylor.

SUBLIME
Sub*lime", v. i. (Chem.)

Defn: To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation;
specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without
apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic
acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except
under increased pressure.

SUBLIMED
Sub*limed", a. (Chem.)

Defn: Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence,
also, purified. "Sublimed mercurie." Chaucer.

SUBLIMELY
Sub*lime"ly, adv.

Defn: In a sublime manner.

SUBLIMENESS
Sub*lime"ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity.

SUBLIMIFICATION
Sub*lim`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. sublimis sublime + -ficare to
make. See -ry.]

Defn: The act of making sublime, or state of being made sublime.

SUBLIMINAL
Sub*lim"i*nal, a. [Pref. sub-+ L. limen threshold.] (Philos.)

Defn: Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of
consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear
ideas.

SUBLIMITY
Sub*lim"i*ty, n.; pl. Sublimities. Etym: [L. sublimitas: cf. F.
sublimité.]

1. The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the
adjective).

2. That which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature.

Syn.
 -- Grandeur; magnificence.
 -- Sublimity, Grandeur. The mental state indicated by these two
words is the same, namely, a mingled emotion of astonishment and awe.
In speaking of the quality which produces this emotion, we call it
grandeur when it springs from what is vast in space, power, etc.; we
call it sublimity when it springs from what is elevated far above the
ordinary incidents of humanity. An immense plain is grand. The
heavens are not only grand, but sublime (as the predominating
emotion), from their immense height. Exalted intellect, and
especially exalted virtue under severe trials, give us the sense of
moral sublimity, as in the case of our Savior in his prayer for his
murderers. We do not speak of Satan, when standing by the fiery gulf,
with his "unconquerable will and study of revenge," as a sublime
object; but there is a melancholy grandeur thrown around him, as of
an "archangel ruined."

SUBLINEATION
Sub*lin`e*a"tion, n.

Defn: A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or under
another line; underlining.

SUBLINGUA
Sub*lin"gua, n.; pl. Sublinguæ. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)

Defn: A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.

SUBLINGUAL
Sub*lin"gual, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + lingual: cf. F. sublingual.]
(Anat.)
(a) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland.
(b) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland; as, sublingual salvia.

SUBLITION
Sub*li"tion, n. Etym: [L. sublinere, sublitum, to smear, to lay on as
a ground color.] (Paint.)

Defn: The act or process of laying the ground in a painting. [R.]

SUBLITTORAL
Sub*lit"to*ral, a.

Defn: Under the shore. Smart.

SUBLOBULAR
Sub*lob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.

SUBLUMBAR
Sub*lum"bar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of
the vertebral column.

SUBLUNAR; SUBLUNARY
Sub*lu"nar, Sub"lu*na*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf.
F. sublunaire.]

Defn: Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this
world; terrestrial; earthly.
All things sublunary are subject to change. Dryden.
All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel
the influence, of the planet they are under. South.

SUBLUNARY
Sub"lu*na*ry, n.

Defn: Any worldly thing. [Obs.]

SUBLUXATION
Sub`lux*a"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F. subluxation.]
(Surg.)

Defn: An incomplete or partial dislocation.

SUBMAMMARY
Sub*mam"ma*ry, a.

Defn: Situated under the mammæ; as, submammary inflammation.

SUBMARINE
Sub`ma*rine", a.

Defn: Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as,
submarine navigators; submarine plants. Submarine armor, a waterproof
dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for
breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to
enable a diver to remain under water.
 -- Submarine cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.
 -- Submarine mine. See Torpedo, 2 (a).

SUBMARINE
Sub*ma*rine", n.

Defn: A submarine plant or animal.

SUBMARSHAL
Sub*mar"shal, n.

Defn: An under or deputy marshal.

SUBMAXILLARY
Sub*max"il*la*ry, a. (Anat.)
(a) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the
submaxillary gland.
(b) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia.

SUBMEDIAL
Sub*me"di*al, a.

Defn: Lying under the middle.

SUBMEDIAN
Sub*me"di*an, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of
mollusks.

SUBMEDIANT
Sub*me"di*ant, n. (Mus.)

Defn: The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below
the keynote; the superdominant.

SUBMENTAL
Sub*men"tal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.

SUBMENTUM
Sub*men"tum, n.; pl. Submenta. Etym: [NL. See Sub-, and Mentum.]
(Zoöl.)

Defn: The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.

SUBMERGE
Sub*merge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Submerging.] Etym: [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to
plunge: cf. F. submerger. See Merge.]

1. To put under water; to plunge.

2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
I would thou didst, So half my Egypt were submerged. Shak.

SUBMERGE
Sub*merge", v. i.

Defn: To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered,
as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
Some say swallows submerge in ponds. Gent. Mag.

SUBMERGENCE
Sub*mer"gence, n. Etym: [From L. submergens, p.pr.]

Defn: The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged;
submersion.

SUBMERSE
Sub*merse", a. (Bot.)

Defn: Submersed.

SUBMERSED
Sub*mersed", a. Etym: [L. submersus, p.p. of submergere. See
Submerge.]

Defn: Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.

SUBMERSION
Sub*mer"sion, n. Etym: [L. submersio: cf. F. submersion.]

1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or
of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of
drowning.

2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being
overflowed or drowned.

SUBMETALLIC
Sub`me*tal"lic, a.

Defn: Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.

SUBMINISTER
Sub*min"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [L. subministrare, subministratum. See
Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.]

Defn: To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

SUBMINISTER
Sub*min"is*ter, v. i.

Defn: To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . .
subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.

SUBMINISTRANT
Sub*min"is*trant, a. Etym: [L. subministrans, p.pr.]

Defn: Subordinate; subservient. [Obs.] Bacon.

SUBMINISTRATE
Sub*min"is*trate, v. t. Etym: [See Subminister.]

Defn: To supply; to afford; to subminister. [Obs.] Harvey.

SUBMINISTRATION
Sub*min`is*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. subministratio.]

Defn: The act of subministering. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

SUBMISS
Sub*miss", a. Etym: [L. submissus, p.p. of submittere to let down, to
lower. See Submit.]

1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and
submiss Obedience." Spenser. "Stooping and submiss." R. L. Stevenson.

2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]

SUBMISSION
Sub*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. submissio a letting down, lowering: cf. F.
soumission.]

1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority;
surrender of the person and power to the control or government of
another; obedience; compliance.
Submission, dauphin! 't is a mere French word; We English warrious
wot not what it means. Shak.

2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of inferiority or
dependence; humble or suppliant behavior; meekness; resignation.
In all submission and humility York doth present himself unto your
highness. Shak.
No duty in religion is more justly required by God . . . than a
perfect submission to his will in all things. Sir W. Temple.

3. Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.
Be not as extreme in submission As in offense. Shak.

4. (Law)

Defn: An agreement by which parties engage to submit any matter of
controversy between them to the decision of arbitrators. Wharton (Law
Dict.). Bouvier.

SUBMISSIVE
Sub*mis"sive, a.

1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority;
yielding; obedient; humble.
Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his
reconcilement seeking. Milton.

2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a
submissive demeanor.
With a submissive step I hasted down. Prior.

Syn.
 -- Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient; humble;
modest; passive.
 -- Sub*mis"sive*ly, adv.
 -- Sub*mis"sive*ness, n.

SUBMISSLY
Sub*miss"ly, adv.

Defn: In a submissive manner; with a submission. [Archaic] Jer.
Taylor.

SUBMISSNESS
Sub*miss"ness, n.

Defn: Submissiveness. [Obs.]

SUBMIT
Sub*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Submitting.]
Etym: [L. submittere; sub under + mittere to send: cf. F. soumettre.
See Missile.]

1. To let down; to lower. [Obs.]
Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. Dryden.

2. To put or place under.
The bristled throat Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he
cut. Chapman.

3. To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; --
often with the reflexive pronoun.
Ye ben submitted through your free assent. Chaucer.
The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and
submit thyself under her hands. Gen. xvi. 9.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands. Eph. v. 22.

4. To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or
others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to
submit a question to the court; -- often followed by a dependent
proposition as the object.
Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a heavy burden,
is submitted to the house. Swift.
We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in
calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the
differential calculus. Macaulay.

SUBMIT
Sub*mit", v. i.

1. To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up
resistance; to surrender.
The revolted provinces presently submitted. C. Middleton.

2. To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to
be subject; to acquiesce.
To thy husband's will Thine shall submit. Milton.

3. To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.
Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and
even death. Rogers.

SUBMITTER
Sub*mit"ter, n.

Defn: One who submits. Whitlock.

SUBMONISH
Sub*mon"ish, v. t. Etym: [L. submonere. See Summon, and -ish.]

Defn: To suggest; to prompt. [R.] "The submonishing inclinations of
my senses." T. Granger.

SUBMONITION
Sub`mo*ni"tion, n. Etym: [LL. submonitio.]

Defn: Suggestion; prompting. [R.] T. Granger.

SUBMUCOUS
Sub*mu"cous, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under a mucous membrane.

SUBMULTIPLE
Sub*mul"ti*ple, n. (Math.)

Defn: A number or quality which is contained in another an exact
number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the
submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.

SUBMULTIPLE
Sub*mul"ti*ple, a. (Math.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a
submultiple number; submultiple ratio.

SUBMUSCULAR
Sub*mus"cu*lar, a.

Defn: Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.

SUBNARCOTIC
Sub`nar*cot"ic, a. (Med.)

Defn: Moderately narcotic.

SUBNASAL
Sub*na"sal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the nose; as, the subnasal point, or the middle
point of the inferior border of the anterior nasal aperture.

SUBNASCENT
Sub*nas"cent, a. Etym: [L. subnascens, p.pr. of subnasci to grow
under; sub under + nasci to be born.]

Defn: Growing underneath. [R.] Evelyn.

SUBNECT
Sub*nect", v. t. Etym: [L. subnectere, subnextum; sub under + nectere
to tie.]

Defn: To tie or fasten beneath; to join beneath. [R.] Pope.

SUBNEX
Sub*nex", v. t. Etym: [See Subnect.]

Defn: To subjoin; to subnect. [Obs.] Holland.

SUBNORMAL
Sub*nor"mal, n. (Geom.)

Defn: That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted
between the ordinate and the normal.

SUBNOTATION
Sub`no*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. subnotatio a signing underneath, fr.
subnotare to subscribe; sub under + notare to note or mark.]

Defn: A rescript. Bouvier.

SUBNOTOCHORDAL
Sub*no`to*chor"dal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the
subnotochordal rod.

SUBNUVOLAR
Sub*nu"vo*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + It. nuvola cloud: cf. L.
subnubilus somewhat cloudy.]

Defn: Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by
clouds; somewhat cloudy. [R. & Poetic]
Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. Milnes.

SUBOBSCURELY
Sub`ob*scure"ly, adv.

Defn: Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [R.] Donne.

SUBOBTUSE
Sub`ob*tuse", a.

Defn: Partially obtuse.

SUBOCCIPITAL
Sub`oc*cip"i*tal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the
suboccipital, or first cervical, nerve.

SUBOCTAVE; SUBOCTUPLE
Sub*oc"tave, Sub*oc"tu*ple, a.

Defn: Containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to eight.
Bp. Wilkins.

SUBOCULAR
Sub*oc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + ocular: cf. L. subocularis.]
(Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.

SUBOFFICER
Sub*of"fi*cer, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + officer: cf. F. sous-officer.]

Defn: An under or subordinate officer.

SUBOPERCULAR
Sub`o*per"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum.
 -- n.

Defn: The suboperculum.

SUBOPERCULUM
Sub`o*per"cu*lum, n. Etym: [NL. See Sub-, Operculum.] (Anat.)

Defn: The lower opercular bone in fishes.

SUBORBICULAR; SUBORBICULATE
Sub`or*bic"u*lar, Sub`or*bic"u*late, a.

Defn: Almost orbiculate or orbicular.

SUBORBITAL; SUBORBITAR
Sub*or"bit*al, Sub*or"bit*ar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under or below the orbit.

SUBORDER
Sub*or"der, n. (Nat. Hist.)

Defn: A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower
rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family;
as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Compositæ.

SUBORDINACY
Sub*or"di*na*cy, n. Etym: [See Subordinate.]

Defn: The quality or state of being subordinate, or subject to
control; subordination, as, to bring the imagination to act in
subordinacy to reason. Spectator.

SUBORDINANCE; SUBORDINANCY
Sub*or"di*nance, Sub*or"di*nan*cy, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + L. ordinans,
p.pr. of ordinare. See Subordinate, a.]

Defn: Subordinacy; subordination. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. Sir W. Temple.

SUBORDINARY
Sub*or"di*na*ry, n. (Her.)

Defn: One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an
ordinary. See Ordinary.

Note: Different writers name different bearings as subordinaries, but
the bar, bend, sinister, pile, inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and
quarter, are always considered subordinaries by those who do not
class them as ordinaries.

SUBORDINATE
Sub*or"di*nate, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p.p. of ordinare
to set in order, to arrange. See Ordain.]

1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or
inferior position.
The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily
distinguished. Woodward.

2. Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or the
like.
It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding. South.

SUBORDINATE
Sub*or"di*nate, n.

Defn: One who stands in order or rank below another; -- distinguished
from a principal. Milton.

SUBORDINATE
Sub*or"di*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subordinated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subordinating.]

1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less
value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another.

2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the
passions to reason.
 -- Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv.
 -- Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.

SUBORDINATION
Sub*or`di*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subordination.]

1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting.

2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other;
inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection.
Natural creature having a local subordination. Holyday.

3. Place of inferior rank.
Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to
follow the example of their superiors. Swift.

SUBORDINATIVE
Sub*or"di*na*tive, a.

Defn: Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to
introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.

SUBORN
Sub*orn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.]
Etym: [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to
furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament.]

1. (Law)

Defn: To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury,
such oath being actually taken. Sir W. O. Russell.

2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect
means; to incite secretly; to instigate.
Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak.
Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.

SUBORNATION
Sub`or*na"tion, n. Etym: [F. subornation.]

1. (Law)

Defn: The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take
such a false oath as constitutes perjury. Blackstone.

2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad
action, as by bribes or persuasion.
Foul subornation is predominant. Shak.
The sort of chicanery attending the subornation of managers in the
Leibnitz controversy. De Quinsey.

SUBORNER
Sub*orn"er, n.

Defn: One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one
who procures another to do a bad action.

SUBOVAL
Sub*o"val, a.

Defn: Somewhat oval; nearly oval.

SUBOVATE
Sub*o"vate, a.

Defn: Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but
having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate.

SUBOVATED
Sub*o"va*ted, a.

Defn: Subovate. [R.]

SUBOXIDE
Sub*ox"ide, n. (Chem.)

Defn: An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and
less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, K4O.

SUBPEDUNCULAR
Sub`pe*dun"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of
the cerebellum.

SUBPEDUNCULATE
Sub`pe*dun"cu*late, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Defn: Supported on, or growing from, a very short stem; having a
short peduncle.

SUBPELLUCID
Sub`pel*lu"cid, a.

Defn: Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.

SUBPENA
Sub*pe"na, n. & v. t.

Defn: See Subpoena.

SUBPENTANGULAR
Sub`pen*tan"gu*lar, a.

Defn: Nearly or approximately pentangular; almost pentangular.

SUBPERICARDIAL
Sub*per`i*car"di*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the cardiac pericardium.

SUBPERIOSTEAL
Sub*per`i*os"te*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the periosteum. Subperiosteal operation (Surg.),
a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.

SUBPERITONEAL
Sub*per`i*to"ne*al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the peritoneal membrane.

SUBPETIOLAR
Sub*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of
the plane tree.

SUBPLEURAL
Sub*pleu"ral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the pleural membrane.

SUBPODOPHYLLOUS
Sub*pod`o*phyl"lous, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the podophyllous tissue of the horse's foot.

SUBPOENA
Sub*poe"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See
Pain.] (Law)

Defn: A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the
person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a
defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's
bill. [Written also subpena.] Subpoena ad testificandum (. Etym:
[NL.] A writ used to procure the attendance of a witness for the
purpose of testifying.
 -- Subpoena duces tecum (. Etym: [NL.] A writ which requires a
witness to attend and bring certain documents.

SUBPOENA
Sub*poe"na, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subpoenaed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subpoenaing.] (Law)

Defn: To serve with a writ of subpoena; to command attendance in
court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience.

SUBPOENAL
Sub*poe"nal, a.

Defn: Required or done under penalty. Gauden.

SUBPOLAR
Sub*po"lar, a.

Defn: Situated below the poles.

SUBPOLYGONAL
Sub`po*lyg"o*nal, a.

Defn: Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.

SUBPREHENSILE
Sub`pre*hen"sile, a.

Defn: Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.

SUBPRIOR
Sub*pri"or, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + prior: cf. F. sous-prieur.] (Eccl.)

Defn: The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the
prior.

SUBPUBIC
Sub*pu"bic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or posterior to, the pubic bones.

SUBPULMONARY
Sub*pul"mo*na*ry, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs.

SUBPURCHASER
Sub*pur"chas*er, n.

Defn: A purchaser who buys from a purchaser; one who buys at second
hand.

SUBPYRIFORM
Sub*pyr"i*form, a.

Defn: Somewhat pyriform.

SUBQUADRATE
Sub*quad"rate, a.

Defn: Nearly or approximately square; almost square.

SUBQUADRUPLE
Sub*quad"ru*ple, a.

Defn: Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as,
subquadruple proportion. Bp. Wilkins.

SUBQUINQUEFID
Sub*quin"que*fid, a.

Defn: Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.

SUBQUINTUPLE
Sub*quin"tu*ple, a.

Defn: Having the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion.
Bp. Wilkins.

SUBREADER
Sub*read"er, n. (Law)

Defn: An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of
law the reader is to discourse upon. [Eng.] Crabb.

SUBRECTOR
Sub*rec"tor, n.

Defn: An assistant restor. [Eng.]

SUBRELIGION
Sub`re*li"gion, n.

Defn: A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi
religious veneration.
Loyalty is in the English a subreligion. Emerson.

SUBREPTION
Sub*rep"tion, n. Etym: [L. subreptio, fr. subripere, subreptum, to
snatch or take away secretly: cf. F. subreption. See Surreptitious.]

Defn: The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair
representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of
facts. Bp. Hall.

SUBREPTITIOUS
Sub`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. subreptitius. See Surreptitious.]

Defn: Surreptitious. [Obs.] -- Sub`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv. [Obs.]

SUBREPTIVE
Sub*rep"tive, a. Etym: [L. subreptivus.]

Defn: Surreptitious. [Obs.]

SUBRIGID
Sub*rig"id, a.

Defn: Somewhat rigid or stiff.

SUBRIGUOUS
Sub*rig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. subriguus; sub under + riguus watered,
akin to rigare to water.]

Defn: Watered or wet beneath; well-watered. [Obs.] Blount.

SUBROGATE
Sub"ro*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. subrogatus, p.p. of subrogare. See
Surrogate.]

Defn: To put in the place of another; to substitute. Barrow.

SUBROGATION
Sub`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subrogation, LL. subrogatio.]

Defn: The act of subrogating. Specifically: (Law)

Defn: The substitution of one person in the place of another as a
creditor, the new creditor succeeding to the rights of the former;
the mode by which a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his
rights against the debtor. Bouvier. Burrill. Abbott.

SUBROTUND
Sub`ro*tund", a.

Defn: Somewhat rotund.

SUBSACRAL
Sub*sa"cral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum.

SUBSALINE
Sub`sa*line", a.

Defn: Moderately saline or salt.

SUBSALT
Sub"salt`, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A basic salt. See the Note under Salt.

SUBSANNATION
Sub`san*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. subsannatio, fr. subsannare to deride
by mimicking gestures.]

Defn: Derision; mockery. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

SUBSCAPULAR; SUBSCAPULARY
Sub*scap"u*lar, Sub*scap"u*la*ry, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular; as, the
subscapular muscle.

SUBSCRIBABLE
Sub*scrib"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being subscribed. [R.]

SUBSCRIBE
Sub*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subscribed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subscribing.] Etym: [L. subscribere, subscriptum; sub under +
scribere to write: cf. F. souscrire. See Scribe.]

1. To write underneath, as one's name; to sign (one's name) to a
document.
[They] subscribed their names under them. Sir T. More.

2. To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to, as something
written, or to bind one's self to the terms of, by writing one's name
beneath; as, parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man
subscribes a bond.
All the bishops subscribed the sentence. Milman.

3. To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers subscribe
their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or
records.

4. To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount; as,
each man subscribed ten dollars.

5. To sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] Shak.

6. To declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.]
Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a
coward. Shak.

SUBSCRIBE
Sub*scribe", v. i.

1. To sign one's name to a letter or other document. Shak.

2. To give consent to something written, by signing one's name;
hence, to assent; to agree.
So spake, so wished, much humbled Eve; but Fate Subscribed not.
Milton.

3. To become surely; -- with for. [R.] Shak.

4. To yield; to admit one's self to be inferior or in the wrong.
[Obs.]
I will subscribe, and say I wronged the duke. Shak.

5. To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain
sum.

6. To enter one's name for a newspaper, a book, etc.

SUBSCRIBER
Sub*scrib"er, n.

1. One who subscribes; one who contributes to an undertaking by
subscribing.

2. One who enters his name for a paper, book, map, or the like.
Dryden.

SUBSCRIPT
Sub"script, a. Etym: [L. subscriptus, p.p. See Subscribe.]

Defn: Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under
Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters
(suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters
to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See
Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex.

SUBSCRIPT
Sub"script, n.

Defn: Anything written below. Bentley.

SUBSCRIPTION
Sub*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.]

1. The act of subscribing.

2. That which is subscribed. Specifically:
(a) A paper to which a signature is attached.
(b) The signature attached to a paper.
(c) Consent or attestation by underwriting the name.
(d) Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual
subscription to a fund.

3. (Eccl.)

Defn: The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote
uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine
Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination.

4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.]
You owe me no subscription. Shak.

5. (Pharm.)

Defn: That part of a prescription which contains the direction to the
apothecary.

Defn: A method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series,
as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items
are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item
individually; also, the purchase thus executed.

Note: The right to attend a series of public performances of ballet,
opera, or music are also often sold by subscription. The payment for
a subscription may be made prior to delivery of any items (common
with magazines and performances), or after a certain number of the
items have been delivered (common with newspapers or works of art
produced in a series). 7. An application to purchase a certain number
of securities to be delivered when they are newly issued.

SUBSCRIPTIVE
Sub*scrip"tive, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a subscription, or signature. "The
subscriptive part." Richardson.
 -- Sub*scrip"tive*ly, adv.

SUBSECUTE
Sub"se*cute, v. t. Etym: [L. subsecutus, p.p. of subsequi. See
Subsequent.]

Defn: To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.]
To follow and detain him, if by any possibility he could be
subsecuted and overtaken. E. Hall.

SUBSECUTIVE
Sub*sec"u*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. subsécutif.]

Defn: Following in a train or succession. [R.]

SUBSELLIUM
Sub*sel"li*um, n.; pl. Subsellia. Etym: [L.] (Eccl. Arch.)

Defn: One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two
ranges. See Illust. of Stall.

SUBSEMITONE
Sub*sem"i*tone, n. (Mus.)

Defn: The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key;
subtonic.

SUBSENSIBLE
Sub*sen"si*ble, a.

Defn: Deeper than the reach of the senses. "That subsensible world."
Tyndall.

SUBSEPTUPLE
Sub*sep"tu*ple, a.

Defn: Having the ratio of one to seven. Bp. Wilkins.

SUBSEQUENCE; SUBSEQUENCY
Sub"se*quence, Sub"se*quen*cy, n.

Defn: The act or state of following; -- opposed to precedence.

SUBSEQUENT
Sub"se*quent, a. Etym: [L. subsequens, -entis, p.pr. of subsequi to
follow, succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.]

1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any
time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years;
a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.

2. Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause
in a treaty. "The subsequent words come on before the precedent
vanish." Bacon.

SUBSEQUENTLY
Sub"se*quent*ly, adv.

Defn: At a later time; afterwards.

SUBSEROUS
Sub*se"rous, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under a serous membrane.

SUBSERVE
Sub*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subserved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subserving.] Etym: [L. subservire; sub under + servire to serve. See
Serve.]

Defn: To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient
to; to help forward; to promote.
It is a great credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, and
making her subserve our purposes, than to have learned all the
intrigues of policy. Glanvill.

SUBSERVE
Sub*serve", v. i.

Defn: To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior
capacity.
Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.

SUBSERVIENCE; SUBSERVIENCY
Sub*serv"i*ence, Sub*serv"i*en*cy, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental fitness
or use; hence, willingness to serve another's purposes; in a
derogatory sense, servility.
The body wherein appears much fitness, use, and subserviency to
infinite functions. Bentley.
There is a regular subordination and subserviency among all the parts
to beneficial ends. Cheyne.

SUBSERVIENT
Sub*serv"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. subserviens, -entis, p.pr. See
Subserve.]

Defn: Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity;
serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling.
Scarce ever reading anything which he did not make subservient in one
kind or other. Bp. Fell.
These ranks of creatures are subservient one to another. Ray.
Their temporal ambition was wholly subservient to their proselytizing
spirit. Burke.

SUBSERVIENTLY
Sub*serv"i*ent*ly, adv.

Defn: In a subservient manner.

SUBSESQUI-
Sub*ses"qui-. Etym: [Pref. sub- + sesqui-.] (Chem.)

Defn: A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of
constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive
bodies) in the proportion of two to three; as, a subsesqui acetate,
i. e., a salt having two equivalents of acetic acid to three of the
base.

SUBSEXTUPLE
Sub*sex"tu*ple, a.

Defn: Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion.
Bp. Wilkins.

SUBSIDE
Sub*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.]
Etym: [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to
settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.]

1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's
subsiding hill." Dryden.

3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to
settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the
tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. "In cases of
danger, pride and envy naturally subside." C. Middleton.

Syn.
 -- See Abate.

SUBSIDENCE; SUBSIDENCY
Sub*sid"ence, Sub*sid"en*cy, n. Etym: [L. subsidens, -entis, p.pr. of
subsidere. See Subside.]

Defn: The act or process of subsiding.
The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. Bp.
Warburton.

SUBSIDIARILY
Sub*sid"i*a*ri*ly, adv.

Defn: In a subsidiary manner; so as to assist.

SUBSIDIARY
Sub*sid"i*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. subsidiarius: cf. F. subsidiaire. See
Subsidy.]

1. Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary;
especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a
subsidiary stream.
Chief ruler and principal head everywhere, not suffragant and
subsidiary. Florio.
They constituted a useful subsidiary testimony of another state of
existence. Coleridge.

2. Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a
part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy; as, subsidiary payments to
an ally.
George the Second relied on his subsidiary treaties. Ld. Mahon.

SUBSIDIARY
Sub*sid"i*a*ry, n.; pl. Subsidiaries (.

Defn: One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies;
an assistant; an auxiliary. Hammond.

SUBSIDIZE
Sub"si*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subsidized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subsidizing.] Etym: [From Subsidy.]

Defn: To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the
payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise,
with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line.
He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of
German mercenaries. Prescott.

SUBSIDY
Sub"si*dy, n.; pl. Subsidies. Etym: [L. subsidium the troops
stationed in reserve in the third line of battlem reserve, support,
help, fr. subsidere to sit down, lie in wait: cf. F. subside. See
Subside.]

1. Support; aid; coöperation; esp., extraordinary aid in money
rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power.
They advised the king to send speedy aids, and with much alacrity
granted a great rate of subsidy. Bacon.

Note: Subsidies were taxes, not immediately on on property, but on
persons in respect of their reputed estates, after the nominal rate
of 4s. the pound for lands, and 2s. 8d. for goods. Blackstone.

2. Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or nation to
another to purchase the coöperation or the neutrality of such
sovereign or nation in war.

3. A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the
like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or
support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a
subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean
steamships.

Syn.
 -- Tribute; grant.
 -- Subsidy, Tribute. A subsidy is voluntary; a tribute is exacted.

SUBSIGN
Sub*sign", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subsigned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subsigning.] Etym: [L. subsignare; sub under + signare to mark: cf.
F. soussigner. See Sign.]

Defn: To sign beneath; to subscribe. [R.] Camden.

SUBSIGNATION
Sub`sig*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. subsignatio.]

Defn: The act of writing the name under something, as for
attestation. [R.] Shelton.

SUBSILICATE
Sub*sil"i*cate, n.

Defn: A basic silicate.

SUBSIST
Sub*sist", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subsisting.] Etym: [L. subsistere to stand still, stay, remain alive;
sub under + sistere to stand, to cause to stand, from stare to stand:
cf. F. subsister. See Stand.]

1. To be; to have existence; to inhere.
And makes what happiness we justly call, Subsist not in the good of
one, but all. Pope.

2. To continue; to retain a certain state.
Firm we subsist, yet possible to swerve. Milton.

3. To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live.
Milton.
To subsist on other men's charity. Atterbury.

SUBSIST
Sub*sist", v. t.

Defn: To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to
subsist one's family.
He laid waste the adjacent country in order to render it more
difficult for the enemy to subsist their army. Robertson.

SUBSISTENCE
Sub*sist"ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subsistance, L. subsistentia.]

1. Real being; existence.
Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some
creatures existing. Stillingfleet.

2. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.

3. That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support;
provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a
meager subsistence.
His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence
out of the plunder of his province. Addison.

4. (Theol.)

Defn: Same as Hypostasis, 2. Hooker.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT
Sub*sist"ence De*part"ment. (Mil.)

Defn: A staff department of the United States army charged, under the
supervision of the Chief of Staff, with the purchasing and issuing to
the army of such supplies as make up the  ration. It also supplies,
for authorized sales, certain articles of food and other minor
stores. It is commanded by any officer of the rank of brigadier
general, called commissary general, and the department is popularly
called the Commissary Department.

SUBSISTENCY
Sub*sist"en*cy, n.

Defn: Subsistence. [R.]

SUBSISTENT
Sub*sist"ent, a. Etym: [L. subsistens, p.pr. See Subsist.]

1. Having real being; as, a subsistent spirit.

2. Inherent; as, qualities subsistent in matter.

SUBSIZAR
Sub*si"zar, n.

Defn: An under sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.
[Cambridge Univ. Eng.]
Bid my subsizar carry my hackney to the buttery and give him his
bever. J. Fletcher.

SUBSOIL
Sub"soil`, n.

Defn: The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath
the surface soil. Subsoil plow, a plow having a share and standard
but no moldboard. It follows in the furrow made by an ordinary plow,
and loosens the soil to an additional depth without bringing it to
the surface. Knight.

SUBSOIL
Sub"soil`, v. t.

Defn: To turn up the subsoil of.

SUBSOLARY
Sub*so"la*ry, a.

Defn: Being under the sun; hence, terrestrial; earthly; mundane. [R.]

SUBSPECIES
Sub*spe"cies, n.

Defn: A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, but
based on characters more important than those which characterize
ordinary varieties; often, a geographical variety or race.

SUBSPHENOIDAL
Sub`sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the
sphenoid bone.

SUBSPHERICAL
Sub*spher"ic*al, a.

Defn: Nearly spherical; having a figure resembling that of a sphere.

SUBSPINOUS
Sub*spi"nous, a.
(a) (Anat.) Subvertebral.
(b) (Med.) Situated beneath a spinous process, as that of the
scapula; as, subspinous dislocation of the humerus.

SUBSTANCE
Sub"stance, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. substantia, fr. substare to be under
or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to stand. See Stand.]

1. That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the
permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or
spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in
distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any
existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes
anything what it is; real or existing essence.
These cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind, And turn
substance into accident! Chaucer.
Heroic virtue did his actions guide, And he the substance, not the
appearance, chose. Dryden.

2. The most important element in any existence; the characteristic
and essential components of anything; the main part; essential
import; purport.
This edition is the same in substance with the Latin. Bp. Burnet.
It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance it is not only
insulting, but alarming. Burke.

3. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence,
substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a
garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.

4. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
And there wasted his substance with riotous living. Luke xv. 13.
Thy substance, valued at the highest rate, Can not amount unto a
hundred marks. Shak.
We are destroying many thousand lives, and exhausting our substance,
but not for our own interest. Swift.

5. (Theol.)

Defn: Same as Hypostasis, 2.

SUBSTANCE
Sub"stance, v. t.

Defn: To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to
make rich. [Obs.]

SUBSTANCELESS
Sub"stance*less, a.

Defn: Having no substance; unsubstantial. [R.] Coleridge.

SUBSTANT
Sub"stant, a. Etym: [L. substans, -antis, p.pr. of substare to be
firm.]

Defn: Substantial; firm. [R.] "[The glacier's] substant ice." The
Century.

SUBSTANTIAL
Sub*stan"tial, a. Etym: [F. substantiel, L. substantialis.]

1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial
life. Milton.
If this atheist would have his chance to be real and substantial
agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. Bentley.

2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true;
veritable.
If happinessbe a substantial good. Denham.
The substantial ornaments of virtue. L'Estrange.

3. Corporeal; material; firm. "Most ponderous and substantial
things." Shak.
The rainbow [appears to be] a large substantial arch. I. Watts.

4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial
cloth; a substantial fence or wall.

5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible;
as, a substantial freeholder. "Substantial yeomen and burghers." Sir
W. Scott.

SUBSTANTIALITY
Sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being substantial; corporiety;
materiality.
The soul is a stranger to such gross substantiality. Glanvill.

SUBSTANTIALIZE
Sub*stan"tial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substantialized; p. pr. & vb.
n. Substantializing.]

Defn: To make substantial.

SUBSTANTIALLY
Sub*stan"tial*ly, adv.

Defn: In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially.
In him all his Father shone, Substantially expressed. Milton.
The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe
them, substantially religious toward God, chastle, and temperate.
Tillotson.

SUBSTANTIALNESS
Sub*stan"tial*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being substantial; as, the
substantialness of a wall or column.

SUBSTANTIALS
Sub*stan"tials, n. pl.

Defn: Essential parts. Ayliffe.

SUBSTANTIATE
Sub*stan"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substantiated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Substantiating.]

1. To make to exist; to make real. Ayliffe.

2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent
evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to
substantiate a declaration.
Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course
of experiment. Coleridge.

SUBSTANTIATION
Sub*stan`ti*a"tion, n.

Defn: The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.

SUBSTANTIVAL
Sub`stan*ti"val, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature of
substantive.
 -- Sub`stan*ti"val*ly, adv.

SUBSTANTIVE
Sub"stan*tive, a. Etym: [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.]

1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that
is, the verb to be.

2. Depending on itself; independent.
He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to
maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. Bacon.

3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in
a powerful and substantive manner. Hazlitt.

4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles;
as, the law substantive. Noun substantive (Gram.), a noun which
designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive.
 -- Substantive color, one which communicates its color without the
aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color.

SUBSTANTIVE
Sub"stan*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.)

Defn: A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something
that exists, or some object of thought, either material or
immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are
substantives.

SUBSTANTIVE
Sub"stan*tive, v. t.

Defn: To substantivize. [R.] Cudworth.

SUBSTANTIVELY
Sub"stan*tive*ly, adv.

1. In a substantive manner; in substance; essentially.

2. (Gram.)

Defn: As a substantive, name, or noun; as, an adjective may be used
substantively.

SUBSTANTIVENESS
Sub"stan*tive*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being substantive.

SUBSTANTIVIZE
Sub"stan*tiv*ize, v. t.

Defn: To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an
adjective. Fitzed. Hall.

SUBSTILE
Sub"stile`, n. (Dialing)

Defn: See Substyle.

SUBSTITUENT
Sub*stit"u*ent, n. Etym: [L. substituens, p.pr. See Substitute.]
(Chem.)

Defn: Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or
entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

SUBSTITUTE
Sub"stit"ute, n. Etym: [L. substitutus, p.p. of substituere to put
under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf.
F. substitut. See Statute.]

Defn: One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of
another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of
something else; specifically (Mil.),

Defn: a person who enlists for military service in the place of a
conscript or drafted man.
Hast thou not made me here thy substitute Milton.
Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute
known to our ancestors for the modern parasol. De Quincey.

SUBSTITUTE
Sub"stit"ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substituted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Substituting.] Etym: [See Substitute, n.]

Defn: To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.
Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others.
Congreve.

SUBSTITUTED
Sub"stit"uted, a.

1. Exchanged; put in the place of another.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected
to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced;
as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted
ammonia. Substituted executor (Law), an executor appointed to act in
place of one removed or resigned.

SUBSTITUTION
Sub`sti*tu"tion, n. Etym: [L. substitutio: cf. F. substitution.]

1. The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the
place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or
representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of
bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium.

2. The state of being substituted for another.

3. The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated
authority. [R.] Shak.

4. (Civil Law)

Defn: The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or
legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by
incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill.

5. (Theol.)

Defn: The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being
substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.

6. (Chem.)

Defn: The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for
another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so
substituted. See Metathesis.

SUBSTITUTIONAL
Sub`sti*tu"tion*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of
another; substituted.
 -- Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly, adv.

SUBSTITUTIONARY
Sub`sti*tu"tion*a*ry, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.

SUBSTITUTIVE
Sub"sti*tu`tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. substitutif, L. substitutivus
conditional.]

Defn: Tending to afford or furnish a substitute; making substitution;
capable of being substituted. Bp. Wilkins.

SUBSTRACT
Sub*stract", v. t. Etym: [F. suostraire; L. subtus below (from sub
under) + trahere to draw. See Substract.]

Defn: To subtract; to withdraw. [Obs.] Barrow.

SUBSTRACTION
Sub*strac"tion, n. Etym: [OF. substraction, F. soustraction. See
Subtract.]

1. Subtraction; deduction. [Obs.]

2. (Law)

Defn: See Subtraction, 3.

SUBSTRACTOR
Sub*stract"or, n.

1. One who subtracts.

2. A detractor; a slanderer. [Obs.] Shak.

SUBSTRATE
Sub"strate, n.

Defn: A substratum. [R.]

SUBSTRATE
Sub"strate, a.

Defn: Having very slight furrows. [R.]

SUBSTRATE
Sub*strate", v. t. Etym: [L. substratus, p.p. of substrahere. See
Substratum.]

Defn: To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.]
The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. Boyle.

SUBSTRATUM
Sub*stra"tum, n.; pl. Substrata. Etym: [L. substratus, p.p. of
substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. See
Stratum.]

1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies
something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically
(Agric.), the subsoil.

2. (Metaph.)

Defn: The permanent subject of qualities or cause of phenomena;
substance.

SUBSTRUCT
Sub*struct", v. t. Etym: [See Substruction.]

Defn: To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation. [R.]
He substructs the religion of Asia as the base. Emerson.

SUBSTRUCTION
Sub*struc"tion, n. Etym: [L. substructio, fr. substruere,
substructum, to build beneath; sub under + struere to build.] (Arch.)

Defn: Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure
intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building above the
natural level of the ground.
It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very
remarkable. Evelyn.

SUBSTRUCTURE
Sub*struc"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + structure.]

1. (Arch.)

Defn: Same as Substruction.

2. An under structure; a foundation; groundwork.

SUBSTYLAR
Sub*sty"lar, a.

Defn: Pertaining to the substyle.

SUBSTYLE
Sub"style`, n. (Dialing)

Defn: A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is
erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane
perpendicular to it passing through the style. [Written also
substile.] Hutton.

SUBSULPHATE
Sub*sul"phate, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A sulphate with an excess of the base.

SUBSULPHIDE
Sub*sul"phide, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A nonacid compound consisting of one equivalent of sulphur and
more than one equivalent of some other body, as a metal.

SUBSULTIVE
Sub*sul"tive, a.

Defn: Subsultory. [R.] Berkley.

SUBSULTORY
Sub*sul"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. subsilire, subsultum, to spring up; sub
under + salire to leap.]

Defn: Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts. [R.] --
Sub*sul"to*ri*ly, adv. [R.]
Flippancy opposed to solemnity, the subsultory to the continuous, --
these are the two frequent extremities to which the French manner
betrays men. De Quincey.

SUBSULTUS
Sub*sul"tus, n. Etym: [NL. See Subsultory.] (Med.)

Defn: A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion.

SUBSUMABLE
Sub*sum"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being subsumed. J. B. Stallo.

SUBSUME
Sub*sume", v. t. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. sumere to take.]

Defn: To take up into or under, as individual under species, species
under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one
cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under
something else.
To subsume one proposition under another. De Quincey.
A principle under which one might subsume men's most strenuous
efforts after righteousness. W. Pater.

SUBSUMPTION
Sub*sump"tion, n.

1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another.
The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we
were conscious under this notion. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a
syllogism.
But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption
under the rule. De Quincey.

SUBSUMPTIVE
Sub*sump"tive, a.

Defn: Relating to, or containing, a subsumption. Coleridge.

SUBTANGENT
Sub*tan"gent, n. (Geom.)

Defn: The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent
drawn to the same point in a curve.

SUBTARTAREAN
Sub`tar*ta"re*an, a.

Defn: Being or living under Tartarus; infernal. "Subtartarean
powers." Pope.

SUBTECTACLE
Sub*tec"ta*cle, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. tectum a roof.]

Defn: A space under a roof; a tabernacle; a dwelling. [Obs.] Davies
(Holy Roode).

SUBTEGULANEOUS
Sub*teg`u*la"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subtegulaneus; sub under + tegulare
tiles for a roof.]

Defn: Under the roof or eaves; within doors. [R.]

SUBTENANT
Sub*ten"ant, n. (Law)

Defn: One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a
tenant; an undertenant.

SUBTEND
Sub*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtending.] Etym: [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to stretch,
extend. See Tend.]

Defn: To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle
which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.

SUBTENSE
Sub*tense", n. Etym: [L. subtendere, subtentum. See Subtend, Tense,
a.] (Geom.)

Defn: A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the
subtense of an arc.

SUBTEPID
Sub*tep"id, a.

Defn: Slightly tepid.

SUBTERETE
Sub`te*rete", a.

Defn: Somewhat terete.

SUBTERFLUENT; SUBTERFLUOUS
Sub*ter"flu*ent, Sub*ter"flu*ous, a. Etym: [L. subterfluens, p.pr. of
subterfluere to flow beneath; subter under + fluere to flow.]

Defn: Running under or beneath. [R.]

SUBTERFUGE
Sub"ter*fuge, n. Etym: [F., from LL. subterfugium, fr. L.
subterfugere to flee secretly, to escape; subter under + fugere to
flee. See Fugitive.]

Defn: That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an
artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or
to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.
Affect not little shifts and subterfuges, to avoid the force of an
argument. I. Watts.
By a miserable subterfuge, they hope to render this position safe by
rendering it nugatory. Burke.

SUBTERRANE
Sub"ter*rane, n. Etym: [Cf. L. subterraneum, F. souterrain. See
Subterranean.]

Defn: A cave or room under ground. [R.] J. Bryant.

SUBTERRANEAL
Sub`ter*ra"ne*al, a.

Defn: Subterranean. [Obs.]

SUBTERRANEAN; SUBTERRANEOUS
Sub`ter*ra"ne*an, Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subterraneus; sub
under + terra earth. See Terrace.]

Defn: Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within
the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous
passage.
 -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.

SUBTERRANITY
Sub`ter*ran"i*ty, n.

Defn: A place under ground; a subterrany. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

SUBTERRANY
Sub"ter*ra*ny, a.

Defn: Subterranean. [Obs.] Bacon.
 -- n.

Defn: A subterranean place. [Obs.]

SUBTERRENE
Sub`ter*rene", a. Etym: [L. subterrenus, equiv. to subterraneus.]

Defn: Subterraneous. [Obs.]

SUBTERRESTRIAL
Sub`ter*res"tri*al, a.

Defn: Subterranean.

SUBTHALAMIC
Sub`tha*lam"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the optic thalamus.

SUBTILE
Sub"tile, a. Etym: [L. subtilis. See Subtile.]

1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a
subtile medium.

2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate;
tenuous; finely woven. "A sotil [subtile] twine's thread." Chaucer.
More subtile web Arachne can not spin. Spenser.
I do distinguish plain Each subtile line of her immortal face. Sir J.
Davies.

3. Acute; piercing; searching.
The slow disease and subtile pain. Prior.

5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate;
refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly written subtle.]
The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtile, without
being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in
their literature. The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is
acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence what they think
to be humorous, is merely witty. Coleridge.
The subtile influence of an intellect like Emerson's. Hawthorne.

5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a
subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this sense now commonly
written subtle.]

Syn.
 -- Subtile, Acute. In acute the image is that of a needle's point;
in subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The acute intellect
pierces to its aim; the subtile (or subtle) intellect winds its way
through obstacles.
 -- Sub"tile*ly, adv.
 -- Sub"tile*ness, n.

SUBTILIATE
Sub*til"i*ate, v. t. Etym: [LL. subtiliare.]

Defn: To make thin or rare. [Obs.] Harvey.
 -- Sub`til*i*a"tion, n. [Obs.] Boyle.

SUBTILISM
Sub"til*ism, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.
The high orthodox subtilism of Duns Scotus. Milman.

SUBTILITY
Sub*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. subtilitas: cf. F. subtilité. See Subtle.]

Defn: Subtilty. [R.]

SUBTILIZATION
Sub`til*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subtilization.]

1. The act of making subtile.

2. (Old Chem.)

Defn: The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or
vapor.

3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.

SUBTILIZE
Sub"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtilized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtilizing.] Etym: [L. subtiliser.]

1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.

2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments.
Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. Burke.

SUBTILIZE
Sub"til*ize, v. i.

Defn: To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.

SUBTILIZER
Sub"til*i`zer, n.

Defn: One who subtilizes.

SUBTILTY
Sub"til*ty, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. subtility.]

1. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the
subtility of air or light.

2. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
Intelligible discourses are spoiled by too much subtility in nice
divisions. Locke.

3. Cunning; skill; craft. [Obs.]
To learn a lewd man this subtility. Chaucer.

4. Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice;
a trick; subtlety.
O full of all subtility and all mischief. Acts xiii. 10.

Note: In senses 2, 3, and 4 the word is more commonly written
subtlety.

SUBTLE
Sub"tle, a. [Compar. Subtler; superl. Subtlest.] Etym: [OE. sotil,
subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably,
originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to
weave. See Text, and cf. Subtile.]

1. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied
to persons; as, a subtle foe. "A subtle traitor." Shak.

2. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.

3. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions;
nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician;
refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or
pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as,
a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of
thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
Things remote from use, obscure and subtle. Milton.

4. Smooth and deceptive. [Obs.]
Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground]. Shak.

Syn.
 -- Artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily. Subtle is the most
comprehensive of these epithets and implies the finest intellectual
quality. See Shrewd, and Cunning.

SUBTLENESS
Sub"tle*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.

SUBTLETY
Sub"tle*ty, n.; pl. Subtleties. Etym: [OE. sotelte, sutilte, OF.
sotillete, L. subtilitas. See Subtle, and cf. Subtility.]

1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness;
artfulness.
The fox which lives by subtlety. Shak.

2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of
discrimination.

3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. Shak.

SUBTLY
Sub"tly, adv.

Defn: In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton.

2. Nicely; delicately.
In the nice bee what sense so subtly true. Pope.
Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the
analysis of my mind. Hawthorne.

3. Deceitfully; delusively. [Obs.] Shak.

SUBTONIC
Sub*ton"ic, a. (Phonetics)

Defn: Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of
tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed
and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the
nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a
term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to
Pronunciation, §§155, 199-202.

SUBTONIC
Sub*ton"ic, n.

1. (Phonetics)

Defn: A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n,
etc.; a subvocal.

2. (Mus.)

Defn: The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the
tonic; -- called also subsemitone.

SUBTORRID
Sub*tor"rid, a.

Defn: Nearly torrid.

SUBTRACT
Sub*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtracted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtracting.] Etym: [L. subtractus, p.p. of subtrahere to draw from
beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See Trace, v.
t., and cf. Substract.]

Defn: To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct;
as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.

SUBTRACTER
Sub*tract"er, n.

1. One who subtracts.

2. The subtrahend. [Obs.]

SUBTRACTION
Sub*trac"tion, n. Etym: [L. subtractio a drawing back. See Subtract,
and cf. Substraction.]

1. The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.

2. (Math.)

Defn: The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the
same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference
between two numbers or quantities.

3. (Law)

Defn: The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to
which he is entitled by law.

Note: Thus the subtraction of conjugal rights is when either the
husband or wife withdraws from the other and lives separate without
sufficient reason. The subtraction of a legacy is the withholding or
detailing of it from the legatee by the executor. In like manner, the
withholding of any service, rent, duty, or custom, is a subtraction,
for which the law gives a remedy. Blackstone.

SUBTRACTIVE
Sub*trac"tive, a.

1. Tending, or having power, to subtract.

2. (Math.)

Defn: Having the negative sign, or sign minus.

SUBTRAHEND
Sub"tra*hend`, n. Etym: [L. subtrahendus that is to be subtracted,
p.fut.pess. of subtrahere. See Subtract.] (Math.)

Defn: The sum or number to be subtracted, or taken from another.

SUBTRANSLUCENT
Sub`trans*lu"cent, a.

Defn: Not perfectly translucent.

SUBTRANSPARENT
Sub`trans*pa"rent, a.

Defn: Not perfectly transparent.

SUBTREASURER
Sub*treas"ur*er, n.

Defn: The public officer who has charge of a subtreasury. [U. S.]

SUBTREASURY
Sub*treas"ur*y, n.; pl. Subtreasuries (.

Defn: A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit; as, the United
States subtreasury at New York. [U. S.]

SUBTRIANGULAR
Sub`tri*an"gu*lar, a.

Defn: Nearly, but not perfectly, triangular. Darwin.

SUBTRIBE
Sub"tribe`, n. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of a tribe; a group of genera of a little lower rank
than a tribe.

SUBTRIHEDRAL
Sub`tri*he"dral, a.

Defn: Approaching the form of a three-sided pyramid; as, the
subtrihedral crown of a tooth. Owen.

SUBTRIPLE
Sub*tri"ple, a. (Math.)

Defn: Containing a third, or one part to three. Bp. Wilkins.

SUBTRIPLICATE
Sub*trip"li*cate, a. (Math.)

Defn: Expressed by the cube root; -- said especially of ratios.
Subtriplicate ratio, the ratio of the cube root; thus, the
subtriplicate ratio of a to b is cube roota to cube rootb, or cube
roota/b.

SUBTROPICAL
Sub*trop"ic*al, a.

Defn: Nearly tropical.

SUBTRUDE
Sub*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtruded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtruding.] Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. trudere to thrust.]

Defn: To place under; to insert. [R.]

SUBTURRICULATE
Sub`tur*ric"u*late, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Somewhat turriculate.

SUBTUTOR
Sub*tu"tor, n.

Defn: An under tutor.

SUBTYPICAL
Sub*typ"ic*al, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Deviating somewhat from the type of a species, genus, or other
group; slightly aberrant.

SUBULATE; SUBULATED
Su"bu*late, Su"bu*la`ted, a. Etym: [NL. subulatus, fr. L. subula an
awl.]

Defn: Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a
broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.

SUBULICORNES
Su`bu*li*cor"nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from L. subula an awl + cornu
horn.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of insects having slender or subulate antennæ. The
dragon flies and May flies are examples.

SUBULIFORM
Su"bu*li*form, a.

Defn: Subulate.

SUBULIPALP
Su"bu*li*palp`, n. Etym: [L. subula an awl + E. palp.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of a group of carabid beetles having slender palpi.

SUBUMBONAL
Sub`um*bo"nal, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.

SUBUMBRELLA
Sub`um*brel"la, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The integument of the under surface of the bell, or disk-shaped
body, of a jellyfish.

SUBUNDATION
Sub`un*da"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. unda a wave.]

Defn: A flood; a deluge. [Obs.] Huloet.

SUBUNGUAL
Sub*un"gual, a.

Defn: Under the nail or hoof.

SUBURB
Sub"urb, n. Etym: [L. suburbium; sub under, below, near + urbs a
city. See Urban.]

1. An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately
adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the
confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the
suburbs; a garden situated in the suburbs of Paris. "In the suburbs
of a town." Chaucer.
[London] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty
thousand souls within its walls; and the suburbs were very populous.
Hallam.

2. Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment. "The suburbs
. . . of sorrow." Jer. Taylor.
The suburb of their straw-built citadel. Milton.
Suburb roister, a rowdy; a loafer. [Obs.] Milton.

SUBURBAN
Sub*ur"ban, a. Etym: [L. suburbanus.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the
suburbs of a city. "Suburban taverns." Longfellow.
Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . . Delight the citizen.
Cowper.

SUBURBAN
Sub*ur"ban, n.

Defn: One who dwells in the suburbs.

SUBURBED
Sub"urbed, a.

Defn: Having a suburb or suburbs on its outer part.

SUBURBIAL; SUBURBIAN
Sub*ur"bi*al, Sub*ur"bi*an, a.

Defn: Suburban. [Obs.] "Suburbial fields." Warton. "Suburbian muse."
Dryden.

SUBURBICARIAN; SUBURBICARY
Sub*ur`bi*ca"ri*an, Sub*ur"bi*ca*ry, a. Etym: [LL. suburbicarius,
equiv. to L. suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See Suburban.]

Defn: Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the
suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome.
The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his
suburbicarian precincts. Barrow.

SUBURETHRAL
Sub`u*re"thral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the urethra, or under its orifice.

SUBVAGINAL
Sub*vag"i*nal, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under or inside a sheath or vaginal membrane; as, the
subvaginal, or subdural, spaces about the optic nerve.

SUBVARIETY
Sub`va*ri"e*ty, n.; pl. -ties (.

Defn: A subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.

SUBVENE
Sub*vene", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subvened; p. pr. & vb. n. Subvening.]
Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. venire to come. See Subvention.]

Defn: To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.
A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from
falling into ruin. Bp. Warburton.

SUBVENTANEOUS
Sub`ven*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. ventus wind.]

Defn: Produced by the wind. [Obs.]

SUBVENTION
Sub*ven"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. subventio, fr. L. subvenire to
come up to one's assistance, to assist. See Souvenir, and cf.
Subvene.]

1. The act of coming under. "The subvention of a cloud." Stackhouse.

2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance;
help.

3. A government aid or bounty.

SUBVENTION
Sub*ven"tion, v. t.

Defn: To subventionize.

SUBVENTIONIZE
Sub*ven"tion*ize, v. t.

Defn: To come to the aid of; to subsidize; to support.

SUBVENTITIOUS
Sub`ven*ti"tious, a.

Defn: Helping; aiding; supporting. Urquhart.

SUBVERSE
Sub*verse", v. t. Etym: [L. subversus, p.p. of subvertere. See
Subvert.]

Defn: To subvert. [Obs.] Spenser.

SUBVERSION
Sub*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. subversio: cf. F. subversion. See
Subvert.]

Defn: The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned;
entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin;
destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of
despotic power; the subversion of the constitution.
The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through my
whole estate. Evelyn.
Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of that
order they were intended to preserve. Rogers.

SUBVERSIONARY
Sub*ver"sion*a*ry, a.

Defn: Promoting destruction.

SUBVERSIVE
Sub*ver"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. subversif.]

Defn: Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin.
Lying is a vice subversive of the very ends and design of
conversation. Rogers.

SUBVERT
Sub*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subverted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subverting.] Etym: [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under + vertere to
turn: cf. F. subvertir. See Verse.]

1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength, With which he
yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth your cities, and subverts your
towns. Shak.
This would subvert the principles of all knowledge. Locke.

2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt;
to confound. 2 Tim. iii. 14.

Syn.
 -- To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse; extinguish.

SUBVERT
Sub*vert", v. i.

Defn: To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to
subvert and destroy.

SUBVERTANT
Sub*vert"ant, a. (Her.)

Defn: Reserved. [R.]

SUBVERTEBRAL
Sub*ver"te*bral, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral
column; situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton; hypaxial;
hyposkeletal.

SUBVERTER
Sub*vert"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower. Sir T. More.

SUBVERTIBLE
Sub*vert"i*ble, a.

Defn: That may be subverted.

SUBVITALIZED
Sub*vi"tal*ized, a.

Defn: Imperfectly vitalized; having naturally but little vital power
or energy.

SUBVOCAL
Sub*vo"cal, a. & n.

Defn: Same as Subtonic.

SUBWAY
Sub"way`, n.

Defn: An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a
street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are
conducted.

SUBWORKER
Sub*work"er, n.

Defn: A subordinate worker or helper. South.

SUBZONAL
Sub*zon"al, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under a zone, or zona; -- applied to a membrane
between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the mammal
embryo.

SUBZYGOMATIC
Sub*zyg`o*mat"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Situated under the zygoma or zygomatic process.

SUCCADE
Suc"cade, n. Etym: [L. succus, sucus, juice: cf. F. succade a
sugarbox. Cf. Sucket.]

1. A sweetmeat. [Obs.] Holland.

2. pl. (Com.)

Defn: Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether fruit, vegetables,
or confections. Blakely. Succade gourd. (Bot.) Same as Vegetable
marrow, under Vegetable.

SUCCEDANE
Suc"ce*dane, n.

Defn: A succedaneum. [Obs.]

SUCCEDANEOUS
Suc`ce*da"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. succedaneus. See Succeed.]

Defn: Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place
of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another.
Sir T. Browne.

SUCCEDANEUM
Suc`ce*da"ne*um, n.; pl. Succedanea. Etym: [NL. See Succedaneous.]

Defn: One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that
which is used for something else; a substitute; specifically (Med.),

Defn: a remedy used as a substitute for another.
In lieu of me, you will have a very charming succedaneum, Lady
Harriet Stanhope. Walpole.

SUCCEED
Suc*ceed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succeeded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Succeeding.] Etym: [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to
go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succéder. See
Cede, and cf. Success.]

1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place
of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne;
autumn succeeds summer.
As he saw him nigh succeed. Spenser.

2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] Shak.

3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to
pursue.
Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. Sir T. Browne.

4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]
Succeed my wish and second my design. Dryden.

SUCCEED
Suc*ceed", v. i.

1. To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come
next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to
follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often
with to.
If the father left only daughters, they equally succeeded to him in
copartnership. Sir M. Hale.
Enjoy till I return Short pleasures; for long woes are to succeed!
Milton.

2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of
the occupant.
No woman shall succeed in Salique land. Shak.

3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to
devolve. Shak.

4. To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or
intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be
successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded.
It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without ambition.
Dryden.
Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but neither will it
succeed in English. Dryden.

5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]
Will you to the cooler cave succeed! Dryden.

Syn.
 -- To follow; pursue. See Follow.

SUCCEEDANT
Suc*ceed"ant, a. (Her.)

Defn: Succeeding one another; following.

SUCCEEDER
Suc*ceed"er, n.

Defn: A successor. Shak. Tennyson.

SUCCEEDING
Suc*ceed"ing, n.

Defn: The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which
succeeds, or follows after; consequence. Shak.

SUCCENTOR
Suc"cen*tor, n. Etym: [LL., an accompanier in singing, fr. succinere
to sing, to accompany; sub under, after + canere to sing.] (Eccl.)

Defn: A subchanter.

SUCCESS
Suc*cess", n. Etym: [L. successus: cf. F. succès. See Succeed.]

1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.]
Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success.
Spenser.

2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of
an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of
effort.
Men . . . that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to
report back again faithfully the success. Bacon.
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The tempter stood. Milton.

3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the
attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.
Dream of success and happy victory! Shak.
Or teach with more success her son The vices of the time to shun.
Waller.
Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people.
Atterbury.

4. That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results,
as a play or a player. [Colloq.]

SUCCESSARY
Suc"ces*sa*ry, n.

Defn: Succession. [Obs.]
My peculiar honors, not derived From successary, but purchased with
my blood. Beau. & Fl.

SUCCESSFUL
Suc*cess"ful, a.

Defn: Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success;
accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence,
prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a
successful experiment; a successful enterprise.
Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. Shak.

Syn.
 -- Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate.
 -- Suc*cess"ful*ly, adv.
 -- Suc*cess"ful*ness, n.

SUCCESSION
Suc*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See
Succeed.]

1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things
in order of time or place, or a series of things so following;
sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.

2. A series of persons or things according to some established rule
of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession
of events in chronology.
He was in the succession to an earldom. Macaulay.

3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent. "A long
succession must ensue." Milton.

4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a
father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office,
rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the
office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the
succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.
You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in
Denmark. Shak.
The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute
about the succession. Macaulay.

5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an
ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established
order.

6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir. [R.]
Milton. Apostolical succession. (Theol.) See under Apostolical.
 -- Succession duty, a tax imposed on every succession to property,
according to its value and the relation of the person who succeeds to
the previous owner. [Eng.] -- Succession of crops. (Agric.) See
Rotation of crops, under Rotation.

SUCCESSIONAL
Suc*ces"sion*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular order;
consecutive. "Successional teeth." Flower.
 -- Suc*ces"sion*al*ly, adv.

SUCCESSIONIST
Suc*ces"sion*ist, n.

Defn: A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession
of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one who insists that
apostolic succession alone is valid.

SUCCESSIVE
Suc*ces"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. successif. See Succeed.]

1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after
without interruption or interval; following one after another in a
line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years;
the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.
Send the successive ills through ages down. Prior.

2. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance;
inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a
successive empire. [Obs.] Shak. Successive induction. (Math.) See
Induction, 5.

SUCCESSIVELY
Suc*ces"sive*ly, adv.

Defn: In a successive manner.
The whiteness, at length, changed successively into blue, indigo, and
violet. Sir I. Newton.

SUCCESSIVENESS
Suc*ces"sive*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being successive.

SUCCESSLESS
Suc*cess"less, a.

Defn: Having no success.