a subdivision of a region, esp a zoogeographical or ecological region
Derived forms
subregional (subˈregional)
adjective
subregion in American English
(ˈsʌbˌridʒən)
noun
any of the divisions of a region, esp. with reference to plant and animal distribution
subregion in American English
(ˈsʌbˌridʒən)
noun
a division or subdivision of a region, esp. a division of a zoogeographical region
Derived forms
subregional
adjective
Word origin
[1860–65; sub- + region]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, calibrate, jumping jack, trade namesub- 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 'subregion' in a sentence
subregion
Multiple diffusion metrics of each subregion were compared between two groups.
Yajun Wang, Xiaohu Li, Cun Zhang, Haibao Wang, Zipeng Li, Jiajia Zhu, Yongqiang Yu 2019, 'Selective micro-structural integrity impairment of the isthmus subregion of the corpuscallosum in alcohol-dependent males', BMC Psychiatryhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2079-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Species richness per 1000 m2 ranged from nine to 100 species across the subregion.
Helga van der Merwe, Margaretha W. van Rooyen 2011, 'Guiding conservation efforts in the Hantam–Tanqua–Roggeveld (South Africa) using diversityparameters', Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Sciencehttps://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/1018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The copy number profiles suggest a punctuated evolution from a subregion of the primary tumour.
Paranita Ferronika, Joost Hof, Gursah Kats-Ugurlu, Rolf H. Sijmons, Martijn M. Terpstra,Kim de Lange, Annemarie Leliveld-Kors, Helga Westers, Klaas Kok 2019, 'Comprehensive Profiling of Primary and Metastatic ccRCC Reveals a High Homology ofthe Metastases to a Subregion of the Primary Tumour', Cancershttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/6/812. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the specific relationships between insular subregion connectivity and emotional and cognitive functions remain unclear.
Chun-Hong Liu, Chun-Hong Liu, Cun-Zhi Liu, Xue-Qi Zhu, Ji-Liang Fang, Shun-Li Lu,Li-Rong Tang, Chuan-Yue Wang, Qing-Quan Liu 2018, 'Increased Posterior Insula-Sensorimotor Connectivity Is Associated with CognitiveFunction in Healthy Participants with Sleep Complaints', Frontiers in Human Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00035/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Stereotaxic probabilistic atlases of each subregion were obtained.
Heather M. Wild, Rolf A. Heckemann, Colin Studholme, Alexander Hammers 2017, 'Gyri of the human parietal lobe: Volumes, spatial extents, automatic labelling, andprobabilistic atlases', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0180866. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Positive selection was identified in the 3' dimorphic subregion of the central domain.
Chew Weng Cheng, Chaturong Putaporntip, Somchai Jongwutiwes 2018, 'Polymorphism in merozoite surface protein-7E of Plasmodium vivax in Thailand: Naturalselection related to protein secondary structure', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0196765. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A user selects a subregion on each triangular mesh.
Min-Chul Shin, Hae-Do Hwang, Seung-Hyun Yoon, Jieun Lee 2018, 'Parametric Blending of Triangular Meshes', Symmetryhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/10/11/620. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A subregion of approximately 800 kb was identified as the core of the amplicon.
Kuo Wen-Lin, Gregory Simon G, Meza-Zepeda Leonardo A, Berner Jeanne-Marie, KresseStine H, Gray Joe W, Forus Anne, Myklebost Ola 2005, 'Mapping and characterization of the amplicon near APOA2 in 1q23 in humansarcomas by FISH and array CGH', Molecular Cancerhttp://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/4/1/39. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nevertheless, the factors causing deforestation around the world are also present in this subregion.
Gillet, P., Vermeulen, C., Feintrenie, L., Dessard, H., Garcia, C. 2016, 'Quelles sont les causes de la déforestation dans le bassin du Congo ? Synthèse bibliographiqueet études de cas', Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnementhttp://hdl.handle.net/11006/225. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper presents a novel method, utilizing subregion recognition rate to weight kernel function.
Wei Wei, Qingxuan Jia 2016, 'Weighted Feature Gaussian Kernel SVM for Emotion Recognition', Computational Intelligence and Neurosciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7696035. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)