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subcomb

subcomb noun: a subcurve of a comb that includes the handle. Also the alternative form of succumb.

Noun

subcomb (plural subcombs)

  1. A subcurve of a comb that includes the handle.
    • A corresponding series of descending subcombs lay in place, each successive subcomb's conduits, or teeth, having diameters decreased by half.2007, Ron Sanders, Microcosmia, →ISBN, page 132
    • With these choices, a subcomb with at least one tooth can be smoothed.2013, Olivier Debarre, Higher-Dimensional Algebraic Geometry, →ISBN, page 106

Also used as

subcomb is also the alternative form of succumb.

Forms of subcomb

Noun
pluralsubcombs
Verb
third-person singular presentsubcombs
present participlesubcombing
past participlesubcombed
pastsubcombed

Questions about subcomb

What does subcomb mean?
Subcomb means a subcurve of a comb that includes the handle.
What part of speech is subcomb?
Subcomb is a noun.
What is the plural of subcomb?
The plural of subcomb is subcombs.

Words near subcomb in the dictionary

  1. subcolony
  2. subcolumn
  3. subcolumnar
  4. subcolumns
  5. subcomarca
  6. subcomb
  7. subcombed
  8. subcombination
  9. subcombinations
  10. subcombing
  11. subcombs

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