subah (soʻba)

[Also suba, soubah; inferiority, or subordination in cla ificatory grade, of any subagent (sub-a'jent), n. In law, the agent of group from subkingdom to subvariety: it is the sense (c) above noted, and the same as the botanical sense (2) below. (2) Inferiority in place or position; lowne of relative location. This sense is more definite, and the meaning of 'lower than' may usually be rendered by 'under, under neath, beneath, below,' sometimes by 'on the under side of. This sub is synonymous with infra- or infero-, and with hypo-, and is the opposite of supra- or super-, hyper-, and sometimes epi-. (f) In bot., (1) with adjectives, literal position beneath, as in subcortical, sub hymenial, subepider sub petiolar, etc., (2) with cla ificatory terms, a systematic grade next lower than that of the stem-word, as in suborder, subgenus, subspecies; (3) with adjectives and adverbs, an inferior degree or extent, 'somewhat, to some extent, imperfectly, as in sub angulose, sub ascending, sub caudate, sub connate, etc. (g) In chem., the fact that the member of the compound with which it is connected is in relative minimum: thus, subacetate of lead is a compound of lead and acetic acid which is capable of combining with more acetic acid radicals, but not with more lead. [As sub in most of the uses noted above is now established as an English formative, it is to be treated, like under- in similar cases, as applicable in modern use in any instance where it may be wanted; and of the modern compounds so formed only the principal ones are entered below, usually without further etymological note. Many of the adjectives have two meanings, the mode of formation differing ac cordingly: thus, subabdominal, 'situated under the abdomen,' is formed nal,' is sub- + abdominal. For the full etymology of these words, when not given below, see sub- and the other member of the compound. The le familiar compounds with sub- are often written with a hyphen; it is here uniformly omitted.]