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(sub-script) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a small letter or number written below a line of text.

Example Sentence

O2, contains two oxygen atoms and the subscript 2 is to distinguish the diatomic molecule from two single oxygen atoms.

More Example Sentences

He wrote the subscript in his math book.

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