subscript

Plural: subscripts

Noun

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
An index into an array or hash.

Adjective

written or printed below and to one side of another character

Verb

To provide with a subscript.
To convert to a subscript form.
To access (an array element) by its index.

Adj

Written underneath.

Examples

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.

Origin / Etymology

From sub- + script.

Synonyms

inferior

Antonyms

adscript, superscript

Scrabble Score: 15

subscript: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
subscript: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subscript: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

subscript: valid Words With Friends Word