Definition of subterminal in English:
subterminal
adjectivesʌbˈtəːmɪn(ə)lˈsəbˌtərmənl
technical Near the end of a chain or other structure.
Example sentencesExamples
- Intermediate bearers display female flowers mainly on terminal and subterminal buds on the annual shoots when they are inserted on 2-year-old branches.
- In nonterminal regions, the distribution was roughly bimodal with a low number of chiasmata in an interstitial position and an even lower one in the centromeric and subterminal segments.
- Adhering egg clusters along the spines are covered by thin, gelatinous sheath; tips of spines are separated from each other, with slight but distinct subterminal narrowing.
- The caudal fin has dark bands at basal and subterminal positions.
- Some data are available with regard to comparisons of deflection per unit force for terminal, subterminal and sub-subterminal joints for cactus species.