1. Adjective
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.
2. Noun
Anything written below.
3. Noun
A character written below the baseline of text, typically used for notation
4. Noun
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
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