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subcombing

subcombing is the present participle and gerund of subcomb.

Meaning of subcomb

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

Questions about subcombing

What is subcombing the present participle and gerund of?
Subcombing is the present participle and gerund of subcomb.

Words near subcombing in the dictionary

  1. subcomarca
  2. subcomb
  3. subcombed
  4. subcombination
  5. subcombinations
  6. subcombing
  7. subcombs
  8. Subcomm.
  9. subcommand
  10. subcommander
  11. subcommanders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subcombing (page history and authors); subcomb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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