subalternate

[ suhb-awl-ter-nit, -al- ]

/ sʌbˈɔl tər nɪt, -ˈæl- /

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adjective

subordinate.

Botany. placed singly along an axis, but tending to become grouped oppositely.

Origin of subalternate

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin subalternātus (past participle of subalternāre to subordinate), equivalent to subaltern(us) subaltern + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM subalternate

sub·al·ter·na·tion

[suhb-awl-ter-ney-shuhn, -al-], /sʌbˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, -ˌæl-/, noun

Words nearby subalternate

subagent, subah, subalimentation, subalpine, subaltern, subalternate, subantarctic, subaortic stenosis, subapical, subapostolic, subaqua

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Example sentences from the Web for subalternate

Branches irregular, divaricate nearly at rightangles, subalternate.
Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray

British Dictionary definitions for subalternate

subalternate

/ (sʌbˈɔːltənɪt) /

adjective

(of leaves) having an arrangement intermediate between alternate and opposite

following in turn

of lesser quality or status

Derived forms of subalternate

subalternation (sʌbˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən), noun

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单词	subalternate
释义	subalternate [ suhb-awl-ter-nit, -al- ] / sʌbˈɔl tər nɪt, -ˈæl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR subalternate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective subordinate. Botany. placed singly along an axis, but tending to become grouped oppositely. Origin of subalternate 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin subalternātus (past participle of subalternāre to subordinate), equivalent to subaltern(us) subaltern + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM subalternate sub·al·ter·na·tion [suhb-awl-ter-ney-shuhn, -al-], /sʌbˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, -ˌæl-/, noun Words nearby subalternate subagent, subah, subalimentation, subalpine, subaltern, subalternate, subantarctic, subaortic stenosis, subapical, subapostolic, subaqua Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subalternate Branches irregular, divaricate nearly at rightangles, subalternate. Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.\|John MacGillivray British Dictionary definitions for subalternate subalternate / (sʌbˈɔːltənɪt) / adjective (of leaves) having an arrangement intermediate between alternate and opposite following in turn of lesser quality or status Derived forms of subalternate subalternation (sʌbˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to subalternate collateral, lower, sub, auxiliary, tributary, dependent, secondary, inferior, satellite, junior, low, subsidiary, accessory, subaltern, minor, subject, subnormal, adjuvant, ancillary, below par
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subalternate

adjective

Origin of subalternate

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Example sentences from the Web for subalternate

British Dictionary definitions for subalternate

adjective

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