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SUBTERRANEAL a.
Subterranean. [Obs.]
SUBTERRANEAN; SUBTERRANEOUS a.
or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
SUBTERRANITY n.
A place under ground; a subterrany. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
SUBTERRANY a. 2 definitions
Subterranean. [Obs.] Bacon. -- n.
SUBTERRENE a.
Subterraneous. [Obs.]
SUBTERRESTRIAL a.
Subterranean.
SUBTHALAMIC a.
Situated under the optic thalamus.
SUBTILE a. 5 definitions
Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium.
SUBTILIATE v.
To make thin or rare. [Obs.] Harvey. -- Sub`til*i*a"tion, n. [Obs.] Boyle.
SUBTILISM n.
The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety. The high orthodox subtilism of Duns Scotus. Milman.
SUBTILITY n.
Subtilty. [R.]
SUBTILIZATION n. 3 definitions
The act of making subtile.
SUBTILIZE v. 3 definitions
To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. Burke.
SUBTILIZER n.
One who subtilizes.
SUBTILTY n. 4 definitions
The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.
SUBTLE a. 4 definitions
Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. "A subtle traitor." Shak.
SUBTLENESS n.
The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
SUBTLETY n. 3 definitions
The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. The fox which lives by subtlety. Shak.
SUBTLY adv. 3 definitions
In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton.
SUBTONIC n. 3 definitions
A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal.
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