subrange
subrange noun: a subdivision of a mountain range.
Noun
subrange (plural subranges)
- A subdivision of a mountain range.
- His own reluctant namesake, Mount Beckey, rises some 8,500 feet in a largely uncharted subrange near the Cathedral Spires of southeastern Alaska.2008 December 16, Michael Brick, “At 85, More Peaks to Conquer and Adventures to Seek”, in New York Times
- A subset of a given range or numeric set.
- We are concerned with the subrange of integers between a and b.
- The program defines two subrange types.
Forms of subrange
| plural | subranges |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sub-range |
Origin of subrange
From sub- + range.
Questions about subrange
- What does subrange mean?
- Subrange means a subdivision of a mountain range.
- What part of speech is subrange?
- Subrange is a noun.
- What is the plural of subrange?
- The plural of subrange is subranges.
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