Subscript

Sub´script

a.	1.	(Math.) Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex.
n.	1.	Anything written below.

Noun	1.	subscript - a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character Synonyms: inferior Antonyms: superscript, superior - a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
Adj.	1.	subscript - written or printed below and to one side of another character Synonyms: inferior Antonyms: adscript - written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it superscript, superior - written or printed above and to one side of another character