Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUB-STY'LAR, a.

In dialing, the substylar line, is a right line on which the gnomon or style is erected at right angles with the plane. – Dict.

SUB'STYLE, n. [sub and style.]

In dialing, the line on which the gnomon stands.

SUB-SULPH'ATE, n.

A sulphate with an excess of the base. – Thomson.

SUB-SULT'IVE, or SUB-SULT'O-RY, a. [from L. subsultus, a leap, from subsulto; sub and salio.]

Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts, or by twitches.

SUB-SULT'O-RI-LY, adv.

In a bounding manner; by leaps, starts or twitches. – Bacon.

SUB-SULT'US, n. [L.]

In medicine, a starting, twitching or convulsive motion; as, subsultus tendinum. – Coxe.

SUB-SUME, v.t. [L. sub and sumo.]

To assume as a position by consequence. [Not used.] – Hammond.

SUB-TAN'GENT, n.

In geometry, the part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same, is, point in a curve.

SUB-TEND', v.t. [L. sub and tendo, to stretch.]

To extend under; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; to subtend the chord of an arch. A line from the eye to a planet, subtends an angle of 40 degrees to with the horizon.

SUB-TEND'ED, pp.

Extended under.

SUB-TEND'ING, ppr.

Extending under.

SUB-TENSE, n. [subtens'; L. sub and tensus.]

The chord of an arch or arc.

SUB-TEP'ID, a. [L. sub and tepidus, warm.]

Very moderately warm.

SUB'TER, prep.

A Latin preposition, signifies under.

SUB-TER'FLU-ENT, or SUB-TER'FLU-OUS, a. [L. subterfluens, subterfluo.]

Running under or beneath.

SUB'TER-FUGE, n. [Fr. from L. subter and fugio, to flee.]

Literally, that to which a person resorts for escape or concealment; hence, a shift; an evasion; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct. Affect not little shifts and subterfuges, to avoid the force of an argument. – Watts.

SUB-TER-RANE, n. [infra.]

A cave or room under ground. – Bryant.

SUB-TER-RA'NE-AN, or SUB-TER-RA'NE-OUS, a. [L. subter, under, and terra, earth; Fr. souterrain; It. sotterraneo.]

Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. [Subterraneal and Subterrany, are not in use.]

SUB-TER-RA'NI-TY, n.

A place under ground. [Not in use.] – Brown.

SUB'TER-RA-NY, n.

What lies under ground. [Not in use.] – Bacon.

SUB-TER-RENE, a.

Subterraneous. – Taylor.

SUB'TIL, a. [Fr. subtil; L. subtilis; It. sottile. This word is often written subtle, but less properly.]

1. Thin; not dense or gross; as, subtil air; subtil vapor; subtil medium.
2. Nice; fine; delicate. I do distinguish plain / Each subtil line of her immortal face. – Davies.
3. Acute; piercing; as, subtil pain. – Prior.
4. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; insinuating; as, a subtil person; a subtil adversary.
5. Planned by art; deceitful; as, a subtil scheme.
6. Deceitful; treacherous. – Shak.
7. Refined; fine; acute as, a subtil argument.

SUB-TIL'I-ATE, v.t.

To make thin. [Not in use.] – Harvey.

SUB-TIL-I-A'TION, n.

The act of making thin or rare. [Not in use.] – Boyle.

SUB-TIL'I-TY, n.

Fineness. – Smellie.