sublingua 
siderable size, and become denticulated or pec- 
tinated. 
In many Prosimii and Chiroptera, as also in the platyr- 
rhine apes, there is a process below the tongue which is 
sometimes double ; this is the so-called sublingua. 
Geffenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 553. 
sublingual (sub-ling'gwal), a. [= F. sublingual; 
as sub- + lingual.'] 1. Situated under the tongue, 
or on the under side of the tongue ; hypoglos- 
sal: specifying various structures. Also sub- 
glossal. 2. Of or pertaining to the sublingua. 
' Sublingual artery, a branch of bifurcation of the 
lingual artery, arising with the ranine opposite the margin 
of the hyoglossus muscle, and running on the geniohyo- 
glossus to the sublingual gland. Sublingual calculus, 
a salivary calculus of the sublingnal gland. Sublingual 
cyst Same as ranula. Sublingual fossa, a shallow 
cavity on the inner surface of the inferior maxillary bone 
above the mylohyoid ridge, and near the symphysis 
n i rut i, partly lodging the sublingual gland. Sublingual 
gland, the smallest salivary gland, lying on the floor of 
the mouth, discharging by a series of ducts (eight to twen- 
tythe ducts of Rivini) either freely into the mouth or 
into the duct of Wharton. The longest duct, running along 
Wharton'sduct, and opening with or very near it, is called 
the duet of Bartholin. See cut under salivary. Sub- 
lingual process, the sublingua. 
sublitiont (sub-lish'on), n. [< L. as if "subli- 
tio(n-), < sublinere, pp. sublitus, anoint beneath, 
lay on as a ground-color, prime, < sub, under, 
+ linere, smear: see liniment.'] In painting, the 
act or art of laying the ground-color under the 
perfect color. 
sublittoral (sub-lit'o-ral), a. In nodi., of lit- 
toral habits to some extent; living near the sea- 
shore ; especially, living at a somewhat lower 
horizon under water than that of the littoral 
zone. 
sublobular (sub-lob'u-lar), a. Situated beneath 
a lobule. Compare inierlobular and intralobu- 
lar. 
The intralobular vein . . . opens into the sublobular 
vein, and thence into the hepatic vein. 
Ilolden, Anat. (1885), p. 597. 
Sublobular veins, branches of the hepatic vein on which 
the hepatic lobules lie and into which the intralobular 
veins discharge. 
sublunar (sub-lu'nar), a. [= F. sublunaire = 
Sp. Pg. sublunar = It. sullunare, < L. sub, un- 
der, + lima, the moon: see lunar.'] Situated 
beneath or nearer than the moon. 
This vast sublunar vault. Milton, P. L., iv. 777. 
The city's moonlit spires and myriad lamps 
Like stars in a sublunar sky did glow. 
Shelley, Revolt of Islam, v. 1. 
Sublunary (sub'lu-na-ri), o. and n. [See sub- 
lunar.'] I. a. 1. Situated beneath the moon. 
Each sublunarie bodie is composde 
Of the fower elementes, which are proposde 
By liature to that end. 
Times' Whistle (E. E. T. 8.), p. 116. 
Hence 2. Pertaining to this world; terres- 
trial ; mundane ; earthly ; worldly : as, sublu- 
nary affairs. 
All things which are sublunary are subject to change. 
Dryden, Parallel of Poetry and Painting. 
Am I not now dying a victim to the horror and the mys- 
tery of the wildest of all sublunary visions ? 
Foe, Tales, I. 418. 
Il.t n. Any worldly thing. 
That these sublunaries have their greatest freshness 
plac'd in only Hope, it is a conviction undeniable; that, 
upon enjoyment, all our joys do vanish. 
Feltham, Resolves, ii. 66. 
SUblunate (sub-lu'nat), a. Approaching the 
form of a crescent ; subcrescentic : as, a sub- 
lunate mark. 
subluxate (sub-luk'sat), v. t. To dislocate par- 
tially. 
subluxation (sub-luk-sa'shon), n. Partial dis- 
location. 
submammary (sub-mam'a-ri), a. Situated be- 
neath or below the mammary gland; infra- 
mammary ; also, more deeply seated than this 
gland Submammary abscess, an abscess between 
the mammary gland and the chest-wall. Submamma- 
ry region. Same as inframammary region (which see, 
under inframammary). 
submargin (sub'mar'jm), M. In entom., a space 
parallel to a margin and but slightly separated 
from it. 
submarginal (sub-mar'ji-nal), a. In bot. and 
zool., situated near the margin Submarginal 
cells, in entom., a series of cells in the wing of a hyme- 
nopterous insect lying behind the stigma and marginal 
cell. Submarginal vein or nervure, in hymenopter- 
ous insects, one of the transverse nervures separating the 
submarginal cells. In the ChaleUUd.se it is a short sub- 
costal vein running from the base of the wing and bend- 
ing upward to the costal margin, where it takes the name 
of marginal vein. 
submarginate (sub-mar'ji-nat), a. In entom., 
bordered with a mark which is slightly sepa- 
rated from the edge. 
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submargined (sub-miir'jind) , . Same as sub- 
marginate. 
submarine (sub-ma-ren'), a. and n. [= F. soiis- 
marin = Sp. Pg. submarine ; as sub- + marine.'] 
1. a. 1. Situated or living under or in the sea, 
either at the bottom or below the surface ; below 
the surface of the sea: as, submarine plants ; a 
submarine telegraph. 2. Occurring or carried 
on below the surface of the sea : as, submarine 
explorations ; designed for use under the sea : 
as, submarine armor Submarine armor. See 
armor. Submarine boat, a boat which is so fitted that 
it can be propelled when entirely submerged, and carries a 
sufficient amount of compressed air to admit of remain- 
ing below the surface for several hours. The chief object 
sought is the carrying and operating of torpedoes. Sub- 
marine cable. See cable. Submarine denudation, 
denudation which takes place beneath the level of the 
sea. Some geologists, however, do not clearly distinguish 
between marine and submarine denudation. In the for- 
mer, all denudation under or at the edge of the sea is 
properly included ; in the latter, only that which takes 
place beneath the sea-level. Submarine forest. See 
forest. Submarine gun, a gu n adapted for the discharge 
of projectiles below the surface of the water. Subma- 
rine lamp, mine, etc. See the nouns. Submarine 
volcano, a volcano begun beneath the sea, but usually 
developed by the continued action of the eruptive forces 
so as to rise above the sea-level, and sometimes to a very 
considerable height. Some islands thus begun by sub- 
marine volcanic agencies have disappeared after a time ; 
others have been permanent. The Mediterranean, the vi- 
cinity of the Azores, and the coast of Iceland are localities 
where submarine volcanic action has been exhibited on a 
grand scale. 
II. n. A submarine plant. 
SUbmaster(sub'mas"ter),H. [(OF.soubmaistre, 
F. sousmattre, < ML. submagister, a submaster, < 
L. sub, under, + magister, master: see master 1 .'] 
A subordinate or deputy master: as, the sub- 
master of a school. 
submaxilla (sub-mak-sil'a), n. ; pi. submaxillse 
(-e). The under jaw or mandible; especially, the 
submaxillary bone, or bone of the under jaw. 
submaxillary (sub-mak'si-la-ri), n. and a. I. 
n.; pi. submaxillaries (-riz). The inferior max- 
illary bone; the under jaw-bone, inframaxil- 
lary, or mandible. 
Ii. a. 1. (a) Of or pertaining to the under 
jaw or inferior maxilla; forming the basis of 
the lower jaw, as a bone or bones; mandibu- 
lar. (b) Of or pertaining to the submaxillary 
gland: as, submaxillary secretion or saliva. 
2. Situated under the jaws: as, the submaxil- 
lary triangle Submaxillary artery, one of several 
large branches of the facial artery which supply the sub- 
maxillary gland and neighboring parts. Sudmaxillary 
duct, the duct of Wharton. Submaxillary fossa. See 
fossai . Submaxillary ganglion. See yaw/lion. Sub- 
maxillary gland, a salivary gland situated beneath the 
lower jaw, on either side, discharging beneath the tongue 
by Wharton's duct : it is innervated from the chorda tyro- 
pani and sympathetic nerves. See cut under salivary. 
Submaxillary nerve, the inframaxillary nerve. Sub- 
maxillary region. Same as suprahyoid region (which 
see, under suprahyoid). Submaxillary triangle. See 
triangle. Submaxillary vein, a tributary of the facial 
vein draining the submaxillary gland. 
submaximal (sub-mak'si-mal), a. Nearly but 
not quite maximal. 
Submaximal nerve-irritations. 
W. James, Prin. of Psychology, I. 235. 
submedial (sub-me'di-al), a. Same as subme- 
dian. 
submedian (sub-me'di-an), a. Situated near 
but not at the middle; specifically, in conch., 
adraedian ; lying next the middle line on each 
side, as certain teeth of the radula. Also sub- 
medial. Submedian cell, in entom., same as interno- 
median cell (which see, under internomedian). 
submediant (sub-me'di-ant), . In music, the 
tone of a scale midway Between the subdomi- 
nant and the upper tonic ; the sixth, as B in the 
scale of D. Also called sttperdominant. 
submembranous (sub-mem'bra^nus), a. Some- 
what membranous; a little leathery or coria- 
ceous. 
SUbmeningeal (sub-me-nin'je-al), a. Situated 
beneath the meninges. 
submental (sub-men'tal), a. [< submentum + 
-al.] 1. Situated beneath the chin, or under 
the edge of the lower jaw. Specifically 2. In 
entom., of or pertaining to the submentum. 
Submental artery, the largest of the cervical branches 
of the facial artery, given otf in the region of the submax- 
illary gland, and distributed to the muscles of the jaw. 
Submental vein, that one of the tributary veins of the 
facial vein which accompanies the submental artery. 
submentum (sub-men'tum), n.; pi. submenta 
(-ta). [NL., < L. sub, under, + mentmn, the 
chin: see mentum.] In entom., the proximal 
one of two basal median parts or pieces of the 
labium, the other being the mentum ; the prox- 
imal one of the two basal parts of the second 
maxilla. See cuts under mouth-part, palpus, 
Eymenoptera, and Jnsecta. 
submiss 
submerge (sub-merj'), c. ; pret. and pp. sub- 
merged, ppr. submerging. [< OF. sub-merger 
soiibmerger, F. submerge)' = Pr. submergcr, sub- 
mrrijir, somergir = Sp. sumergir = Pg. submer- 
gir = It. sommergere, < L. submergere, summer- 
</ere, plunge under, sink, overwhelm, < sub, un- 
der, + mergere, dip, sink, plunge: see merge.'] 
I. trans. 1. To put under water; plunge. 2. 
To cover or overflow with water ; inundate ; 
drown. 
So half my Egypt were tntbinerged, and made 
A cistern for scaled snakes ! 
Shalt., A. and C., ii. 5. 94. 
Submerged bog, submerged forest, a bog or forest 
sunk below its original position, so that it has become 
covered by water. Thus, at Clonea, near Dungarvan, in 
Ireland, there are remains of an ancient pine forest, miles 
in length, now usually covered with many fathoms of 
water. Submerged pump. See pumpl. 
II. iii trims. To sink under water ; be buried 
or covered, as by a fluid; sink out of sight. 
There is ... a plot, which emerges more than once, 
for carrying the King to Rouen ; plot after plot emerging 
and submerging, like ignes fatui in foul weather, which 
lead nowhither. Carlyle, French Rev., II. iii. 4. 
submergence (sub-mer'jens), n. [< submerge 
+ -ence.] The act of submerging, or plunging 
under water: the state of being submerged; 
submersion ; hence, a sinking out of sight. 
submerse (sub-mers'), v. t. [< L. siibmersus, 
summersiis, pp. of submergere, summergere, sub- 
merge: see submerge.'] To put under water; 
submerge. [Rare.] 
submerse (sub-mers'), o. [< L. submersus, pp.: 
see the verb.] Same as submersed. 
submersed (sub-mersf), p. a. In bot., growing 
under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants. 
Also demersed and submerged. 
submersible (sub-mer'si-bl), a. [< submerse + 
-ible.] That may be submersed. The Engineer, 
LXVII. 59. 
submersion (sub-mer'shon), n. [= F. submer- 
sion = Sp. sumersion = Pg. submersSo = It. som- 
mersione. < LL. submersio(n-), summcrsio(n-), a 
sinking, submerging, < L. submergere, summer- 
gere, submerge : see submerge.] The act of sub- 
merging, or the state of being submerged. 
SUbmetallic (sub-me-tal'ik), a. Imperfectly or 
partially metallic : as, the sitbmetallic luster of 
wolfram. 
SUbmiliary (sub-mil'i-a-ri),a. Slightly smaller 
than miliary. Lancet, 1891, I. 
subminimal (sub-min'i-mal), a. Less than 
minimal. 
subministert (sub-min'is-ter), v. [< OF. sub- 
ministrer = Sp. suministrar = Pg. subministrar, 
< L. sitbministrare, sumministrare. aid by giv- 
ing, afford, supply, < sub, under, + ministrare, 
attend, provide, furnish, < minister, an atten- 
dant: see minister.'] I. trans. To supply; af- 
ford; administer. Sir M. Hale, Orig. of Man- 
kind, p. 154. 
II. intrans. To subserve; be useful; be sub- 
servient. Sir B. L'Estrange. 
subministrantt (sub-min'is-trant), a. [< L. 
subministran(t-)s, sumministran(t-)s, ppr. of sub- 
ministrare, sumministrare, aid by giving, sup- 
ply: see sub-minister.'] Subservient; subordi- 
nate. Bacon. 
subministratet (sub-min'is-trat), . t. [< L. 
subministratus, summinisiratus, pp. of subminis- 
trare, sumministrare, aid by giving, supply: see 
subminister.'] Same as swominister. Harvey. 
subministrationt (sub-min-is-tra'shpn), n. [< 
OF. subministration = Sp. suministracion = Pg. 
subministrafSo, < L. subministratio(n-), sum- 
ministratio(n-), a giving, supplying: see sub- 
ministrate.] The act of subministering, or fur- 
nishing or supplying. Sir JB. Wotton, Reliquise, 
p. 529. 
submiss (sub-mis'), a. [= OF. submis, soiibmis, 
SQtimis, soumi, F. sounds = Sp. sumiso = Pg. sub- 
misso = It. sommesso, < L. submissus, summissux, 
pp. of submittere, summiltere, put under, lower, 
reduce: see submit.] 1. Humble; submissive. 
[Obsolete or archaic.] 
Nearer his presence Adam, though not awed, 
Yet with submiss approach and reverence meek, 
As to a superiour nature bowing low. 
Milton, P. L., v. 359. 
A simple, mlimix*, humble style. 
C. Mather, Mag. Chris., Int. 
2f. Low; soft; gentle. 
Thus th' old Hebrew muttering gan to speak 
In submiss voice, that Isaac might not hear 
His bitter grief. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Fathers. 
These are crying sins, and have shrill voices in heaven ; 
neither are they submiss and whispering on the earth. 
Jtev. T. Adami, Woik, I. 218. 
