submedialadj.
/ˌsʌbˈmiːdɪəl/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈmidiəl/ 1. Geology. Designating the series of rocks lying immediately below the so-called Medial (Carboniferous) series. Now historical.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [adjective] > of or belonging to a stratum > underlying or bottom
fundamental1791
submedial1822
hypozoic1865
1822 W. D. Conybeare & W. Phillips Outl. Geol. Eng. & Wales Introd. p. vi We have assigned the term supermedial to the second series, as being next above it, and submedial to the fourth as being next below it.
1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. 157 Scar limestone (submedial group).
1909 U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. No. 380. 253 The submedial order..includes greenstones, common jaspery variety of greenstone slates, [etc.].
2010 L. J. Chubb in S. K. Donovan Jamaican Rock Stars, 1823–1971 ii. 21/1 De la Beche..noted the occurrence of limestones among the Submedial rocks, some of which are now known to contain Cretaceous fossils.
2. Anatomy and Zoology. = submedian adj.
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the world > life > the body > positions or directions in body > [adjective] > specific
rightOE
lefta1200
lowera1400
furtherc1400
lateral?a1425
sinistera1500
upper1528
anterior?1541
inferior1563
superior1566
oblique1578
high1588
ascendant1611
prone1646
peripherial1653
internal1657
supine1661
peripherical1690
gawk1703
ascending1713
adducent1722
submental1722
adductory1752
subdorsal1783
syntropic18..
atlantal1803
mesiad1803
mesial1803
proximal1803
sternal1803
distal1808
peripheral1808
peripheric1818
ventripetal1819
submedial1825
anteriormostc1826
subvertebral1827
afferent1828
sinistral1828
rostral1834
interganglionic1835
submedian1836
mesian1837
haemal1839
supravaginal1844
neural1846
symmetrical1851
suprameatal1853
paraxial1861
posterial1866
hypaxial1873
postaxial1873
preaxial1873
transmedial1876
transmedian1876
mediad1878
horizontal1881
mesal1881
prosomatic1882
dextrad1883
paramedian1890
prorsal1890
ventro-dorsal1895
midsagittal1898
ventro-axial1902
ventro-posterior1903
ipsilateral1907
parasagittal1907
ventromedial1908
homolateral1910
suprasellar1912
supratemporal1975
1825 A. Lévy in Ann. Philos. New Ser. 10 204 Body cylindrical,..anus transverse submedial.
1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) App. i. 726 Beaks submedial.
1943 J. Gardner Mollusca 134/2 Adductor muscle scars of moderate size, submedial in position.
2010 D. W. McCandless Thiamine Deficiency 29 The most sensitive brain area was the thalamus, specifically the submedial thalamic nucleus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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