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Subscript - What does it mean?

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subscript

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (printing) 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.
  • (computing) A numerical index into an array.

    • Antonyms

    * superscript

    Related terms

    * script * subscribe * subscription

    See also

    * superscribe

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.