meaning of subscript
1. Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota. ) Specifically (Math. ), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, n. , 2, and Subindex.
2. Anything written below.
3. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
Related Words
subscript | subscription | subscription right | subscription warrant | subscriptive |