SUB-


Meaning of SUB- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prefix ]

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from sub under, close to — more at up

1. : under : beneath : below

sub soil

sub aqueous

2.

a. : subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to

sub station

sub editor

b. : subordinate portion of : subdivision of

sub committee

sub species

c. : with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations

sub let

sub contract

3. : less than completely, perfectly, or normally : somewhat

sub acute

sub clinical

4.

a. : almost : nearly

sub erect

b. : falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering on

sub arctic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.