English Explanatory Dictionary

subscript

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
  2. An index into an array or hash.
verb
  1. To provide with a subscript.
  2. To convert to a subscript form.
  3. To access (an array element) by its index.
adj
  1. Written underneath.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbskɹɪpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-subscript.wav

Word forms

subscript subscripts subscripting subscripted

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English subscript From sub- + script.

Antonyms

superscript

Related words

script subscribe subscription superscribe

Derived words

iota subscript subscriptable
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