Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English subscript From sub- + script.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English subscript From sub- + script.
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.
If the container is subscriptable and you remember the position where a particular piece of data was stored, you can use the subscript to efficiently retrieve the data.2012, Robert Robson, Using the STL: The C++ Standard Template Library, page 249:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subscripts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
subscribe · subscription · script
ca subíndex (a type of lettering form) · ru субскри́пт (a type of lettering form) · de tiefgestelltes Druckzeichen (a type of lettering form) · cs dolní index (a type of lettering form) · mk подзнак (a type of lettering form) · el δείκτης (a type of lettering form) · de tiefstehendes Zeichen (a type of lettering form) · cmn 下標 /下标 (a type of lettering form) · de Subskript (a type of lettering form) · es subíndice (a type of lettering form) · it pedice (a type of lettering form) · id subskrip (a type of lettering form) · mk индекс (a type of lettering form) · de tiefgestelltes Zeichen (a type of lettering form) · fi alaindeksi (a type of lettering form) · bg долен индекс (a type of lettering form) · nb senket skrift (a type of lettering form) · ru ни́жний и́ндекс (a type of lettering form) · sk dolný index (a type of lettering form) · hu alsó index (a type of lettering form) · de Tiefstellung (a type of lettering form) · fr indice (a type of lettering form) · pt subscrito (a type of lettering form) · ga foscript (a type of lettering form) · ja 下付き (a type of lettering form) · fr lettre inférieure (a type of lettering form)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English subscript From sub- + script.
The elements of these matrices are subscripted with a row–column index, that is, with two integers that give the row and column position in the array.2011, William M. Davis (original author Cifford E. Dykstra), Physical Chemistry: A Modern Introduction (Second Edition), CRC Press, page 424
As in the chapters on the synchronous model, we use the convention of subscripting a variable by the index of the process at which the variable resides.1996, Nancy A. Lynch, Distributed Algorithms, Elsevier, page 210:
If your presentation covers chemistry or some other scientific field, you'll need to subscript and superscript characters (think H2O).2007, Emily A. Vander Veer, PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual:
Avoid subscripting arrays or hashes within loops.2005, Damian Conway, Perl Best Practices:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subscripts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| subscripting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| subscripted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| subscripted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |