subscript

English

Noun

subscript (plural subscripts)

1. (printing) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.

   In chemical formulas the number of atoms in a molecule is written as a subscript, so we write H₂O for water which has two atoms of hydrogen for each one of oxygen.

2. (computing) A numerical index into an array.

Antonyms

• superscript

Related terms

• script
• subscribe
• subscription

Translations

a type of lettering form

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下標 (cmn), 下标 (cmn) (xiàbiāo)

• Czech: dolní index (cs) m
• German: tiefgestellt (de)
• Greek: δείκτης (el) (deíktis) m

• Japanese: 下付き (ja) (shitatsuki)
• Macedonian: индекс (mk) (índeks) m, подзнак (mk) (pódznak) m
• Russian: нижний индекс (ru) (nížnij índeks) m, субскрипт (ru) (subskrípt) m

See also

• superscribe