[1815–25; sub- + central]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, aggressive, coupon, heuristic, trolleysub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subcentral' in a sentence
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Limpets heavily exposed to sewage at mid intertidal levels had a subcentral shell apex and were relatively very low.
Alejandro Tablado, Juan López Gappa 2001, 'Morphometric diversity of the pulmonate limpet Siphonaria lessoni in differentcoastal environments', Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/634. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)