subscript
/ˈsʌbskɹɪpt/
subscript noun: a type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
Noun
subscript (plural subscripts)
- A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
- In chemical formulas the number of atoms in a molecule is written as a subscript, so we write H₂O for water which has two atoms of hydrogen for each one of oxygen.
- An index into an array or hash.
- If the container is subscriptable and you remember the position where a particular piece of data was stored, you can use the subscript to efficiently retrieve the data.2012, Robert Robson, Using the STL: The C++ Standard Template Library, page 249
Verb
subscript (third-person singular simple present subscripts, present participle subscripting, simple past and past participle subscripted)
- To provide with a subscript.
- As in the chapters on the synchronous model, we use the convention of subscripting a variable by the index of the process at which the variable resides.1996, Nancy A. Lynch, Distributed Algorithms, Elsevier, page 210
- The elements of these matrices are subscripted with a row–column index, that is, with two integers that give the row and column position in the array.2011, William M. Davis (original author Cifford E. Dykstra), Physical Chemistry: A Modern Introduction (Second Edition), CRC Press, page 424
- To convert to a subscript form.
- If your presentation covers chemistry or some other scientific field, you'll need to subscript and superscript characters (think H2O).2007, Emily A. Vander Veer, PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual
- To access (an array element) by its index.
- Avoid subscripting arrays or hashes within loops.2005, Damian Conway, Perl Best Practices
Adjective
subscript (not comparable)
- Written underneath.
subscript meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian
subscript in Tamil
- கீழெழுத்து, கீழ் இலக்கம், கீழ்க்குறி, கீழ்க்குறியீடு, கீழ் ஒட்டு
subscript in Kannada
- ಕೆಳಬರಹ, ಅಡಿಬರಹ
subscript in Indonesian
- a type of lettering form
- subskrip
Examples of subscript in a sentence
- The subscript numbers after each element are the indices of that element.
- A propositional variable is typically a letter (possibly with a subscripted number) whose truth value is contingent upon some interpretation or valuation.
- Capital or lower case nonboldface letters with subscripts may be elements of the corresponding matrix or vector.
Antonyms of subscript
Forms of subscript
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | subscripts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | subscripts |
| present participle | subscripting |
| past participle | subscripted |
| past | subscripted |
Origin of subscript
From sub- + script.
Words formed from subscript
Phrases with subscript
Questions about subscript
- What does subscript mean?
- Subscript means a type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
- What is subscript in Tamil?
- Subscript in Tamil is கீழெழுத்து, கீழ் இலக்கம், கீழ்க்குறி. See Subscript meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is subscript?
- Subscript can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce subscript?
- Subscript is pronounced /ˈsʌbskɹɪpt/.
- What is the plural of subscript?
- The plural of subscript is subscripts.
Words near subscript in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: subscript (page history and authors); subscript (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subscript (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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