subequal en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + equal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Nearly equal
The Nova Scotian Giantess.—A correspondent had the opportunity of inspecting this remarkably large female [Anna Swan] during the exhibition at the Egyptian Hall, and forwards the following notes:— […] The hand is spatulous; the fingers short and subequal in length.
1869 April, “Anthropological News”, in The Anthropological Review, volume VII, number XXV, London: Asher & Co., […], →OCLC, page 215:
- (not-comparable) Describing a set of numbers, none of which is as great as the sum of all the rest