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subscript
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As a noun, subscript means a type of lettering form written lower than the things around it. As a verb, it means provide with a subscript.
Meanings of subscript
8 meaningsnoun
typographyA 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.”
programmingAn index into an array or hash.
A character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
Similar: inferior
verb
mathematicssciencetypographyof a variableTo provide with a subscript.
mathematicssciencetypographyof a textTo convert to a subscript form.
programmingTo access (an array element) by its index.
adjective
Written underneath.
Written or printed below and to one side of another character
Similar: inferior
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).