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."
SUBLINEATIONSub*lin`e*a"tion, n.
Defn: A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or under another line; underlining.
SUBLINGUASub*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.]
SUBLITTORALSub*lit"to*ral, a.
Defn: Under the shore. Smart.
SUBLOBULARSub*lob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.
SUBLUMBARSub*lum"bar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.
SUBLUNAR; SUBLUNARYSub*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.
SUBLUNARYSub"lu*na*ry, n.
Defn: Any worldly thing. [Obs.]
SUBLUXATIONSub`lux*a"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F. subluxation.](Surg.)
Defn: An incomplete or partial dislocation.
SUBMAMMARYSub*mam"ma*ry, a.
Defn: Situated under the mammæ; as, submammary inflammation.
SUBMARINESub`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).
SUBMARINESub*ma*rine", n.
Defn: A submarine plant or animal.
SUBMARSHALSub*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.
SUBMEDIALSub*me"di*al, a.
Defn: Lying under the middle.
SUBMEDIANSub*me"di*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of mollusks.
SUBMEDIANTSub*me"di*ant, n. (Mus.)
Defn: The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.
SUBMENTALSub*men"tal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.
SUBMENTUMSub*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.
SUBMERGESub*merge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged; p. pr. & vb. n.Submerging.] Etym: [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere toplunge: 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.
SUBMERGESub*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.
SUBMERGENCESub*mer"gence, n. Etym: [From L. submergens, p.pr.]
Defn: The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.
SUBMERSESub*merse", a. (Bot.)
Defn: Submersed.
SUBMERSEDSub*mersed", a. Etym: [L. submersus, p.p. of submergere. SeeSubmerge.]
Defn: Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.
SUBMERSIONSub*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.
SUBMETALLICSub`me*tal"lic, a.
Defn: Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.
SUBMINISTERSub*min"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [L. subministrare, subministratum. SeeSub-, and Ministre, v. t.]
Defn: To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
SUBMINISTERSub*min"is*ter, v. i.
Defn: To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.
SUBMINISTRANTSub*min"is*trant, a. Etym: [L. subministrans, p.pr.]
Defn: Subordinate; subservient. [Obs.] Bacon.
SUBMINISTRATESub*min"is*trate, v. t. Etym: [See Subminister.]
Defn: To supply; to afford; to subminister. [Obs.] Harvey.
SUBMINISTRATIONSub*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.
SUBMISSIVESub*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.
SUBMISSLYSub*miss"ly, adv.
Defn: In a submissive manner; with a submission. [Archaic] Jer.Taylor.
SUBMISSNESSSub*miss"ness, n.
Defn: Submissiveness. [Obs.]
SUBMITSub*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.
SUBMITSub*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.
SUBMITTERSub*mit"ter, n.
Defn: One who submits. Whitlock.
SUBMONISHSub*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.
SUBMONITIONSub`mo*ni"tion, n. Etym: [LL. submonitio.]
Defn: Suggestion; prompting. [R.] T. Granger.
SUBMUCOUSSub*mu"cous, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under a mucous membrane.
SUBMULTIPLESub*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.
SUBMULTIPLESub*mul"ti*ple, a. (Math.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a submultiple number; submultiple ratio.
SUBMUSCULARSub*mus"cu*lar, a.
Defn: Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.
SUBNARCOTICSub`nar*cot"ic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Moderately narcotic.
SUBNASALSub*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.
SUBNEXSub*nex", v. t. Etym: [See Subnect.]
Defn: To subjoin; to subnect. [Obs.] Holland.
SUBNORMALSub*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.
SUBNOTOCHORDALSub*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.
SUBOBSCURELYSub`ob*scure"ly, adv.
Defn: Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [R.] Donne.
SUBOBTUSESub`ob*tuse", a.
Defn: Partially obtuse.
SUBOCCIPITALSub`oc*cip"i*tal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the suboccipital, or first cervical, nerve.
SUBOCTAVE; SUBOCTUPLESub*oc"tave, Sub*oc"tu*ple, a.
Defn: Containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to eight.Bp. Wilkins.
SUBOCULARSub*oc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + ocular: cf. L. subocularis.](Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.
SUBOFFICERSub*of"fi*cer, n. Etym: [Pref. sub + officer: cf. F. sous-officer.]
Defn: An under or subordinate officer.
SUBOPERCULARSub`o*per"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum.— n.
Defn: The suboperculum.
SUBOPERCULUMSub`o*per"cu*lum, n. Etym: [NL. See Sub-, Operculum.] (Anat.)
Defn: The lower opercular bone in fishes.
SUBORBICULAR; SUBORBICULATESub`or*bic"u*lar, Sub`or*bic"u*late, a.
Defn: Almost orbiculate or orbicular.
SUBORBITAL; SUBORBITARSub*or"bit*al, Sub*or"bit*ar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under or below the orbit.
SUBORDERSub*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.
SUBORDINACYSub*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.
SUBORDINARYSub*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.
SUBORDINATESub*or"di*nate, n.
Defn: One who stands in order or rank below another; — distinguished from a principal. Milton.
SUBORDINATESub*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 thepassions to reason.— Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv.— Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.
SUBORDINATIONSub*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.
SUBORDINATIVESub*or"di*na*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction.
SUBORNSub*orn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.]Etym: [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare tofurnish, 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.
SUBORNATIONSub`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.
SUBORNERSub*orn"er, n.
Defn: One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one who procures another to do a bad action.
SUBOVALSub*o"val, a.
Defn: Somewhat oval; nearly oval.
SUBOVATESub*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.
SUBOVATEDSub*o"va*ted, a.
Defn: Subovate. [R.]
SUBOXIDESub*ox"ide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, K4O.
SUBPEDUNCULARSub`pe*dun"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum.
SUBPEDUNCULATESub`pe*dun"cu*late, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Supported on, or growing from, a very short stem; having a short peduncle.
SUBPELLUCIDSub`pel*lu"cid, a.
Defn: Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.
SUBPENASub*pe"na, n. & v. t.
Defn: See Subpoena.
SUBPENTANGULARSub`pen*tan"gu*lar, a.
Defn: Nearly or approximately pentangular; almost pentangular.
SUBPERICARDIALSub*per`i*car"di*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under the cardiac pericardium.
SUBPERIOSTEALSub*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.
SUBPERITONEALSub*per`i*to"ne*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under the peritoneal membrane.
SUBPETIOLARSub*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of the plane tree.
SUBPLEURALSub*pleu"ral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under the pleural membrane.
SUBPODOPHYLLOUSSub*pod`o*phyl"lous, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under the podophyllous tissue of the horse's foot.
SUBPOENASub*poe"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. SeePain.] (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.
SUBPOENASub*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.
SUBPOENALSub*poe"nal, a.
Defn: Required or done under penalty. Gauden.
SUBPOLARSub*po"lar, a.
Defn: Situated below the poles.
SUBPOLYGONALSub`po*lyg"o*nal, a.
Defn: Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.
SUBPREHENSILESub`pre*hen"sile, a.
Defn: Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.
SUBPRIORSub*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.
SUBPUBICSub*pu"bic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or posterior to, the pubic bones.
SUBPULMONARYSub*pul"mo*na*ry, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs.
SUBPURCHASERSub*pur"chas*er, n.
Defn: A purchaser who buys from a purchaser; one who buys at second hand.
SUBPYRIFORMSub*pyr"i*form, a.
Defn: Somewhat pyriform.
SUBQUADRATESub*quad"rate, a.
Defn: Nearly or approximately square; almost square.
SUBQUADRUPLESub*quad"ru*ple, a.
Defn: Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as, subquadruple proportion. Bp. Wilkins.
SUBQUINQUEFIDSub*quin"que*fid, a.
Defn: Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.
SUBQUINTUPLESub*quin"tu*ple, a.
Defn: Having the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion.Bp. Wilkins.
SUBREADERSub*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.
SUBRECTORSub*rec"tor, n.
Defn: An assistant restor. [Eng.]
SUBRELIGIONSub`re*li"gion, n.
Defn: A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasireligious 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.
SUBREPTITIOUSSub`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. subreptitius. See Surreptitious.]
Defn: Surreptitious. [Obs.] — Sub`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv. [Obs.]
SUBREPTIVESub*rep"tive, a. Etym: [L. subreptivus.]
Defn: Surreptitious. [Obs.]
SUBRIGIDSub*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.
SUBROGATESub"ro*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. subrogatus, p.p. of subrogare. SeeSurrogate.]
Defn: To put in the place of another; to substitute. Barrow.
SUBROGATIONSub`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.
SUBROTUNDSub`ro*tund", a.
Defn: Somewhat rotund.
SUBSACRALSub*sa"cral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum.
SUBSALINESub`sa*line", a.
Defn: Moderately saline or salt.
SUBSALTSub"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; SUBSCAPULARYSub*scap"u*lar, Sub*scap"u*la*ry, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular; as, the subscapular muscle.
SUBSCRIBABLESub*scrib"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being subscribed. [R.]
SUBSCRIBESub*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.
SUBSCRIBESub*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.
SUBSCRIBERSub*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.
SUBSCRIPTSub"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.
SUBSCRIPTSub"script, n.
Defn: Anything written below. Bentley.
SUBSCRIPTIONSub*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.
SUBSCRIPTIVESub*scrip"tive, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a subscription, or signature. "The subscriptive part." Richardson. — Sub*scrip"tive*ly, adv.
SUBSECUTESub"se*cute, v. t. Etym: [L. subsecutus, p.p. of subsequi. SeeSubsequent.]
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.
SUBSECUTIVESub*sec"u*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. subsécutif.]
Defn: Following in a train or succession. [R.]
SUBSELLIUMSub*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.
SUBSEMITONESub*sem"i*tone, n. (Mus.)
Defn: The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic.
SUBSENSIBLESub*sen"si*ble, a.
Defn: Deeper than the reach of the senses. "That subsensible world."Tyndall.
SUBSEPTUPLESub*sep"tu*ple, a.
Defn: Having the ratio of one to seven. Bp. Wilkins.
SUBSEQUENCE; SUBSEQUENCYSub"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.
SUBSEQUENTLYSub"se*quent*ly, adv.
Defn: At a later time; afterwards.
SUBSEROUSSub*se"rous, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under a serous membrane.
SUBSERVESub*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subserved; p. pr. & vb. n.Subserving.] Etym: [L. subservire; sub under + servire to serve. SeeServe.]
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.
SUBSERVESub*serve", v. i.
Defn: To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferiorcapacity.Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.
SUBSERVIENCE; SUBSERVIENCYSub*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.
SUBSERVIENTSub*serv"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. subserviens, -entis, p.pr. SeeSubserve.]
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.
SUBSERVIENTLYSub*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.
SUBSEXTUPLESub*sex"tu*ple, a.
Defn: Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion.Bp. Wilkins.
SUBSIDESub*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.]Etym: [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, tosettle; 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.
SUBSIDIARILYSub*sid"i*a*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In a subsidiary manner; so as to assist.
SUBSIDIARYSub*sid"i*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. subsidiarius: cf. F. subsidiaire. SeeSubsidy.]
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.
SUBSIDIARYSub*sid"i*a*ry, n.; pl. Subsidiaries (.
Defn: One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary. Hammond.
SUBSIDIZESub"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.
SUBSIGNSub*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.
SUBSIGNATIONSub`sig*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. subsignatio.]
Defn: The act of writing the name under something, as for attestation. [R.] Shelton.
SUBSILICATESub*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.
SUBSISTSub*sist", v. t.
Defn: To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, tosubsist one's family.He laid waste the adjacent country in order to render it moredifficult for the enemy to subsist their army. Robertson.
SUBSISTENCESub*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 DEPARTMENTSub*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.
SUBSISTENCYSub*sist"en*cy, n.
Defn: Subsistence. [R.]
SUBSISTENTSub*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.
SUBSIZARSub*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 hisbever. J. Fletcher.
SUBSOILSub"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.
SUBSOILSub"soil`, v. t.
Defn: To turn up the subsoil of.
SUBSOLARYSub*so"la*ry, a.
Defn: Being under the sun; hence, terrestrial; earthly; mundane. [R.]
SUBSPECIESSub*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.
SUBSPHENOIDALSub`sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.
SUBSPHERICALSub*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.
SUBSTANCESub"stance, v. t.
Defn: To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich. [Obs.]
SUBSTANCELESSSub"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." TheCentury.
SUBSTANTIALSub*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.
SUBSTANTIALITYSub*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.
SUBSTANTIALLYSub*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 observethem, substantially religious toward God, chastle, and temperate.Tillotson.
SUBSTANTIALNESSSub*stan"tial*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being substantial; as, the substantialness of a wall or column.
SUBSTANTIALSSub*stan"tials, n. pl.
Defn: Essential parts. Ayliffe.
SUBSTANTIATESub*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.
SUBSTANTIATIONSub*stan`ti*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.
SUBSTANTIVALSub`stan*ti"val, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature ofsubstantive.— Sub`stan*ti"val*ly, adv.
SUBSTANTIVESub"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.
SUBSTANTIVESub"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.
SUBSTANTIVESub"stan*tive, v. t.
Defn: To substantivize. [R.] Cudworth.
SUBSTANTIVELYSub"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.
SUBSTANTIVENESSSub"stan*tive*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being substantive.
SUBSTANTIVIZESub"stan*tiv*ize, v. t.
Defn: To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an adjective. Fitzed. Hall.
SUBSTILESub"stile`, n. (Dialing)
Defn: See Substyle.
SUBSTITUENTSub*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.
SUBSTITUTESub"stit"ute, n. Etym: [L. substitutus, p.p. of substituere to putunder, 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 aconscript or drafted man.Hast thou not made me here thy substitute Milton.Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substituteknown to our ancestors for the modern parasol. De Quincey.
SUBSTITUTESub"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.
SUBSTITUTEDSub"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.
SUBSTITUTIONSub`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.
SUBSTITUTIONALSub`sti*tu"tion*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place ofanother; substituted.— Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly, adv.
SUBSTITUTIONARYSub`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.
SUBSTRACTIONSub*strac"tion, n. Etym: [OF. substraction, F. soustraction. SeeSubtract.]
1. Subtraction; deduction. [Obs.]
2. (Law)
Defn: See Subtraction, 3.
SUBSTRACTORSub*stract"or, n.
1. One who subtracts.
2. A detractor; a slanderer. [Obs.] Shak.
SUBSTRATESub"strate, n.
Defn: A substratum. [R.]
SUBSTRATESub"strate, a.
Defn: Having very slight furrows. [R.]
SUBSTRATESub*strate", v. t. Etym: [L. substratus, p.p. of substrahere. SeeSubstratum.]
Defn: To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.]The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. Boyle.
SUBSTRATUMSub*stra"tum, n.; pl. Substrata. Etym: [L. substratus, p.p. ofsubsternere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. SeeStratum.]
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.
SUBSTRUCTSub*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.
SUBSTRUCTURESub*struc"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + structure.]
1. (Arch.)
Defn: Same as Substruction.
2. An under structure; a foundation; groundwork.
SUBSTYLARSub*sty"lar, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the substyle.
SUBSTYLESub"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.
SUBSULPHATESub*sul"phate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A sulphate with an excess of the base.
SUBSULPHIDESub*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.
SUBSULTIVESub*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.]