subdiatessaron 
subdiatessaront (sub-di-a-tes'a-ron), n. In 
medieral music, an interval of a fourth below a 
given tone. 
subdichotomy (sub-di-kot'o-mi), n. A subor- 
dinate or interior dichotomy, or division into 
pairs; a subdivision. Milton, Areopagitica, 
p. 53. 
subdistinction (sub'dis-tingk"shon), n. A sub- 
ordinate distinction. Sir M. Hale. 
subdistrict (sub'dis'trikt), n. A part or divi- 
sion of a district. 
subdititious (sub-di-tish'us), a. [< L. subditi- 
tins, subditicius, substituted, supposititious, < 
subdere, put or set under, < sub, under, + "dare, 
put.] Put secretly in the place of something 
else; foisted in. Imp. Diet. [Bare.] 
subdiversify (sub-di-ver'si-fi), v. t. To diver- 
sify again what is already diversified. Sir M. 
Hale. [Bare.] 
subdivide (sub-di-vid'), v.; pret. and pp. sub- 
divided, ppr. subdividing. [= Sp. Pg. subdividir 
= It. subdividere, < LL. subdividere, subdivide, 
< L. sub, under, + dividere, divide : see divide.] 
1. trans. To redivide after a first division. 
The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colo- 
nies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. 
Dryden. 
II. intrans. 1. To separate into subdivisions. 
Amongst some men a sect is sufficiently thought to be 
reproved if it subdivides and breaks into little fractions, 
or changes its own opinions. Jer. Taylor, Works, VI. 125. 
2. To become separated. [Bare.] 
When Brutus and Cassius were overthrown, then soon 
after Antonius and Octavius brake and subdivided. 
Bacon, Faction (ed. 1887). 
subdivisible (sub-di-viz'i-bl), a. Susceptible 
of subdivision. 
subdivision (sub-di-vizh'on), M. [= P. subdi- 
vision = Sp. subdivision = Pg. sxbdivisSo, < LL. 
subdivisio(n-), < subdividere, subdivide: see sub- 
divide.} 1. The act of redividing, or separating 
into smaller parts. 
When any of the parts of an idea are yet farther divided 
in order to a clear explication of the whole, this is called 
a subdivision. Watts, Logic, I. vi. 8. 
2. A minor division; a part of a part; specifi- melt, 
cally, in nodi, and bot., a minor division of a 
group; a subsection: as, subdivisions of a genus. 
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It shall be expedient for such as intend to exercise 
prayer ... to subduce and convey themselves from the 
company of the worldly people. 
Becon, Early Works, p. 130. 
2. To subtract arithmetically. 
If, out of that supposed infinite multitude of antecedent 
generation, we should . . . subduce ten, . . . the residue 
must needs be less by ten than it was before that subduc- 
tion. Sir M. Hale, Orig. of Mankind, p. 10. 
subduct (sub-dukt'), v. t. [< L. subductus, pp. 
of subducere, draw from under, take away: see 
subduce.'] Same as subduce, 1. 
He ... established himself upon the rug, . . .subduct- 
ing his coat-tails one under each arm. 
Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 32. 
subduction (sub-duk'shon), M. [< L. subduc- 
tio(n-), a hauling ashore (of a ship), a taking 
away, < subducere, pp. subductus, haul up, take 
away: see subduce.} 1. The act of subducting, 
taking away, or withdrawing. B]>. Hall, Occa- 
sional Meditations, 66. 2. Arithmetical sub- 
traction. SirM. Hale, Orig. of Mankind, p. 10. 
subdue (sub-du'), v. t.; pret. and pp. subdued, 
ppr. subduing. [< ME. subduen, earlier soduen, 
sodewen, sudewen, < OF. souduire, lead away, 
seduce, prob, also subdue, < L. subducere, di'aw 
from under, lift up, take away, remove : see sub- 
duce, subduct.} 1. To conquer and bring into 
permanent subjection; reduce under dominion. 
John of Gaunt, 
Which did subdue the greatest part of Spain. 
Shale., 3 Hen. VI., iii. 3. 82. 
Rome learning arts from Greece whom she subdued. 
Pope, Prol. to Addison's Cato, 1. 40. 
2. To overpower by superior force ; gain the 
victory over; bring under; vanquish; crush. 
Tugg'd for life, and was by strength subdued. 
Shah., 2 Hen. VI., iii. 2. 173. 
Lay hold upon him ; if he do resist, 
Subdue him at his peril. Shak. . Othello, L 2. 81. 
Think of thy woman's nature, subdued in hopeless thrall. 
Whittier, Cassandra Southwick. 
3. To prevail over by some mild or softening 
influence; influence by association ; assimilate; 
suberose 
the dura mater and the arachnoid, formerly called the 
cavity of the arachnoid, when the latter membrane was 
supposed to be reflected continuously from the outer sur- 
face of the pia mater to the inner surface of the dura 
mater. 
SUbectodermal (sub-ek-to-der'mal), a. Situ- 
ated underneath the ectoderm. "Jour. Micros. 
,v<v., XXVIII. 381. 
subedit (sub-ed'it), r. t. To edit under the su- 
pervision of another. Thackeray, Philip, xlii. 
subeditor (sub'ed"i-tor), n. An assistant or 
subordinate editor; one who subedits. 
subeditorial (sub-ed-i-to'ri-al), a. Of or per- 
taining to a subeditor. Athenaeum, No. 3238, 
p. 653. 
SUbeditorship (sub'ed"i-tor-ship), n. [< subedi- 
tor + -ship.} The office or charge of a subedi- 
tor. Thackeray, Philip, xxx. 
subelaphine (sub-era-fin), a. Resembling the 
red-deer, Cervus elaplius, as in the structure of 
the antlers, but having the brow-tine simple, 
not reduplicated, as in the genera Dama and 
Pseudaxis: correlated with elaphitic. 
subelliptic (sub-e-lip'tik), a. Somewhat elon- 
gate-ovate ; between ovate and elliptic or ob- 
long and elliptic. 
subelliptical (sub-e-lip'ti-kal), . Same as 
subelliptic. 
subemarginate (sub-e-mar'ji-nat), a. Slightly 
emarginate. 
subendocardial (sub-en-do-kar'di-al), a. Lying 
or occurring beneath the endocardium Sub- 
endocardial tissue, the substance of the heart imme- 
diately underneath the endocardium. 
Sllbendothelial (sub-en-do-the'li-al), a. Lying 
or occurring beneath the endothelium. 
subentitle (sub-eu-ti'tl), v. t. To give a subor- 
dinate title to. The Academy, Jan. 4, 1890, p. 7. 
subepidermal (sub-ep-i-der'mal), a. Lying or 
occurring beneath the epidermis, in any sense. 
subepithelial (sub-ep-i-the'li-al), a. Lying or 
occurring beneath the epithelium Subepithe- 
lial endothelium, Deboves's name for an almost contin- 
uous layer of connective-tissue cells between the mucous 
In the Decimal Table the subdivisions of the Cubit, viz. 
the Span, Palm, and Digit, are deduced . . . from the 
shorter Cubit Arbuthnot, Ancient Coins, p. 73. 
subdivisional (sub-di-vizh'on-al), a. [< subdi- 
vision + -al.] Of or pertaining to subdivision 
or a subdivision: as, a subdirisional name. 
Quart. Jour. Geol. Soc., XLV. ii. 62. 
subdivisive (sub-di-vi'siy), a. [< LL. subdivisi- 
vus, < subdU'idere, subdivide: see subdivide.'] 
Arising from subdivision. 
When a whole is divided into parts, these parts may, 
either all or some, be themselves still connected multipli- 
cities : and, if these are again divided, there results a sub- 
division the several parts of which are called the subdi- 
visim members. Sir W. Hamilton, Logic, Lect xxv. 
subdolichocephalic (sub-dol'i-ko-sef'a-lik or 
-se-fal'ik), a. In craniom., having a cephalic in- 
dex ranging between 75.01 and 77.77 in Broca's 
classification. 
subdoloust (sub'do-lus), . [< LL. subdolosus, 
< L. subdolus, somewhat crafty or deceitful, < 
sub, under, + dolus, artifice, guile: see dole^.] 
Somewhat crafty ; sly; cunning; artful ; deceit- 
ful. Howell, Letters, I. vi. 14. 
SUbdolouslyt (sub'do-lus-li), adv. In a subdo- 
lons manner; slyly; artfully. Evelyn,To Perns, 
Dec. 5, 1681. 
subdolousnesst (sub'do-lus-nes), . The state 
of being subdolous. Baker, Chronicles, p. 382. 
subdominant (sub-dom'i-nant), n. In music, 
the tone next below the dominant in a scale ; 
the fourth, as D in the scale of A : also used 
adjectively. See diagram under circle. 
subdorsal (sub-d6r'sal), a. Inentom., situated 
on the side of the upper or dorsal surface of the 
body: as, subdorsal stria. 
subdouble (sub-dub'l), a. Being in the ratio 
of 1 to 2. 
subduable (sub-du'a-bl), a. [< subdue + -able.'] 
Capable of being subdued ; conquerable. Imp. 
Diet. 
subdual (sub-du'al), n. [< subdue + -al.] The 
act of subduing. Warburton, Works (ed. Hurd), 
subduce (sub-dus'), v. t.; pret.andpp..sMMwee<?, 
ppr. subducing. [< L. subducere, pp. subductus, 
draw from under, lift up, haul up, take away, < 
sub, under, + diieere, lead, bring: see duct. Cf 
subduct, subdue.] I . To withdraw ; take a wav 
draw or lift up. 
My nature is subdued 
To what it works in, like the dyer's hand. 
Shak., Sonnets, cxi. 
If aught 
Therein enjoy'd were worthy to subdue 
The soul of man. Milton, P. L., viii. 584. 
Claspt hands and that petitionary grace 
Of sweet seventeen subdued me ere she spoke. 
Tennyson, The Brook. 
4. To bring down ; reduce. 
Nothing could have subdued nature 
To such a lowness but his unkind daughters 
Shak., Lear, iii. 4. 72. 
5. To tone down; soften: make less striking 
or harsh, as in sound, illumination, or color: in 
this sense generally in the past participle : as, 
subdued colors; a subdued light. 
The voices of the disputants fell, and the conversation 
was carried on thenceforth in a more subdued tone. 
Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 17. 
6. To improve by cultivation ; make mellow ; 
break, as land. 
In proportion as the soil is brought into cultivation, or 
subdued, to use the local phrase, the consumers will be- 
come more numerous, and their means more extensive. 
B. Ball, Travels in N. A., I. 86. 
= Syn. 1 and 2. Vanquish, Subjugate, etc. (see conquer), 
crush, quell. 3. To soften. 
SUbduet (sub-du'), . [ME., < subdue, v.} Sub- 
subequal (sub-e'kwal), a. 1. Nearly equal. 
2. Belated as several numbers of which no 
one is as largo as the sum of the rest. 
subequilateral (sub-e-kwi-lat'e-ral), a. Nearly 
equilateral, as a bivalve shell." 
SUbequivalve(sub-e'kwi-valv),(i. Nearly equi- 
valve, as a bivalve shell. 
SUber (su'ber), n. [NL., < L. suber, cork, the 
cork-oak.] In bot., same as cork 1 , 3. 
SUberate (su'be-rat), n. [< suber-ic + -ate 1 .} A 
salt (CgHjgM^C^) of suberic acid. 
suberect (sub-e-rekf), a. Nearly erect. 
subereous (su-be're-us), a. [< L. subereus, of 
cork, pertaining to the cork-oak, < suber, cork, 
the cork-oak.] Corky; suberose; in entom., 
specifying a soft elastic substance, somewhat 
like cork, found in the mature galls of some 
cynipidous insects. 
suberic (su-ber'ik), n. [< L. siiber, cork, the 
cork-oak, -T- -ic.} Of or pertaining to cork ; su- 
bereous Suberic acid, C 8 H U 4 , a dibasic acidwhich 
forms small granular crystals very soluble in boiling wa- 
ter, in alcohol, and in ether ; it fuses at about 300 1?'., and 
sublimes in acicular crystals. It is prepared by treating 
rasped cork with nitric acid. It is also produced when 
nitric acid acts on stearic, margaric, or oleic acid, and 
other fatty bodies. 
suberiferous (su-be-rif'e-rus), a. [< suber(in) 
+ L. fe.rre = E. bear 1 .] In hot., bearing or pro- 
ducing suberin. 
subduement (sub-du'ment), n. [< subdue + 
-ment.} Subdual; conquest. SAaA-.,T.andC., 
iv. 5. 187. 
SUbduer (sub-du'er), M. [< subdue + -er 1 .] One 
who or that which subdues; one who conquers 
and brings into subjection; a conqueror; a 
tamer. 
SUbdulcidt (sub-dul'sid), a. [< L. subdulcis, 
sweetish (< sub, under, + dulcis, sweet), + -id 1 .] 
Somewhat sweet ; sweetish. Evelyn, Acetaria 
(ed. 1706), p. 154. [Bare.] 
subduple (sub'du-pl), a. [< L. sub, under, + 
duj>!us, double.] Having the ratio of 1 to 2. 
Subduple ratio, in math. See duple. 
subduplicate (sub-du'pli-kat), a. In math., ex- 
pressed by the square root:' as, the siibduplieate 
ratio of two quantities that is, the ratio of 
their square roots^ Thus, the subduplicate ratio of a 
to 6 is the ratio of Va to ^b, or it is the ratio whose du- 
plicate is that of a to 6. 
subdural (sub-du'ral), a. Situated beneath the 
dura mater, between the dura mater and the 
arachnoid.- subdural space, the interval between 
cation(su-be-rif-i-ka'shon), [< L. 
?' cork > + cafi <-')> < f acere > make -] 1 
, 
? ork ' the cork-oak, 4 - -<2 -,- wc 2.]_ The cellu- 
Iartl8su e ^ cork after the various soluble 
' " 
SUberization (su"be-ri-za'shon), . [< suberize 
+ -ation.] Iii bot., the transformation of a 
membrane or cell-wall into suberin or cork. 
SUberize (su'be-riz), v. t. ; pret. and pp. sube- 
rized, ppr. subc'rizing. [< L. suber. cork, + -ize.] 
In bot., to render corky, as a cell-wall. 
suberoded (sub-e-ro'ded), a. Same as sube- 
rnse 1 . 
suberose 1 (sub-e-ros'), a. [< L. sub, under, + 
erosus, pp. of erodere, gnaw off or away, con- 
sume: see erode.'] In bot., slightly erose; ap- 
pearing as if a little eaten or gnawed on the 
margin. 
suberose 2 , suberous (su 'be-ros, -rus), a. [ < L. 
suber, cork, the cork-oak, + -ose, -ous.] Same 
as subereous, suberic. 
