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subcontrary

subcontrary adjective: having, or being in, a contrary order; said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel.

Adjective

subcontrary (not comparable)

  1. Having, or being in, a contrary order; said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel.
    • Two planes drawn through the vertex of the cone parallel to the plane of the circular base , and that of a subcontrary section, are called by Chasles the cyclic planes of the cone1852, John Mulcahy, Principles of Modern Geometry
  2. Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false.

Noun

subcontrary (plural subcontraries)

  1. Either of a pair of propositions at least one of which must be true

subcontrary meaning in Tamil

subcontrary in Tamil

குறைநிலைமுரண், முற்கோள்களின் சிறிது முரண்பட்ட தொடர்பு

Forms of subcontrary

pluralsubcontraries

Origin of subcontrary

From sub- + contrary.

Words formed from subcontrary

Questions about subcontrary

What does subcontrary mean?
Subcontrary means having, or being in, a contrary order; said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel.
What is subcontrary in Tamil?
Subcontrary in Tamil is குறைநிலைமுரண், முற்கோள்களின் சிறிது முரண்பட்ட தொடர்பு. See Subcontrary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subcontrary?
Subcontrary can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near subcontrary in the dictionary

  1. subcontraoctave
  2. subcontraoctaves
  3. subcontraries
  4. subcontrariety
  5. subcontrarily
  6. subcontrary
  7. subcontrol
  8. subcontroller
  9. subcontrollers
  10. subcontrols
  11. subconversation

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