Subindex (noun)

A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one

Subindex (noun)

A subscript

Subscript (noun)

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."

Subscript (noun)

A numerical index into an array.

Subscript (verb)

To provide with a subscript.

Subscript (verb)

To convert to a subscript form.

Subscript (adjective)

Written underneath.

Subindex (noun)

A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a0, b1, c2, xn, have 0, 1, 2, and n as subindices.

Subscript (adjective)

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.

Subscript (noun)

Anything written below.