sublibrary en · NOUN
Etymology
From sub- + library.
Meanings
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A library forming part of a larger library.
A library of skeleton descriptions is composed of skeleton descriptions with a sublibrary of words and phrases that can be used to fill the gaps in the skeleton descriptions.
1976, R. J. Alvey, Computers in Quantity Surveying, page 73:
- A subset of a combinatorial library (collection of compounds generated using combinatorial chemistry)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sublibraries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sub-library | alternative | lexicographic |