sub : Idioms & Phrases

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sub judice

  • adjective satellite before a judge or court of law; awaiting judicial determination
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Sub ju"di*ce
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration.
Webster 1913

sub rosa

  • adverb in secret or covertly
    • held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism
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sub-

Sub-
Etymology
L. sub under, below; akin to Gr. , Skr. upa to, on, under, over. Cf. Hypo-, Super-.
Definitions
  1. A prefix signifying under, below, beneath, and hence often, in an inferior position or degree, in an imperfect or partial state, as in subscribe, substruct, subserve, subject, subordinate, subacid, subastringent, subgranular, suborn. Sub- in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before m, sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf-, sug-, and sup- before c, f, g, and p respectively. Before c, p, and t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of b from a collateral form, subs-).
  2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed,is present in only a small proportion, or less than the normal amount; as, subsulphide, suboxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic; as, subacetate or basic acetate. Obsoles.
Webster 1913

sub-assembly

  • noun a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product
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sub-base

Sub"-base` noun
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) The lowest member of a base when divided horizontally, or of a baseboard, pedestal, or the like.
Webster 1913

sub-bass

Sub"-bass` noun
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental or ground bass. Written also sub-base. Ayliffe.
Webster 1913

sub-interval

  • noun an interval that is included in another interval
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sub-rosa

  • adjective satellite designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
    under-the-table; behind-the-scenes.
    • a sub-rosa report
    • has their under-the-table backing
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sub-saharan

  • adjective of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert
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sub-saharan africa

  • noun the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
    Black Africa.
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sub-test

  • noun one of a battery of related tests
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