Subsoil, sub′soil, n. the under soil: the bed or stratum of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil.—v.t. to turn up the subsoil of.—n. Sub′soiler.
Subspecies, sub-spē′shēz, n. a division of a species, a geographical variety.—adj. Subspecif′ic.—adv. Subspecif′ically.
Subspherical, sub-sfer′i-kal, adj. not perfectly spherical.—adv. Subspher′ically.
Subspinous, sub-spī′nus, adj. somewhat spinous: under the spinal column, or a spinous process.
Subspiral, sub-spī′ral, adj. somewhat spiral: indistinctly marked with a spiral line.
Substage, sub′stāj, n. an attachment below the stage of the compound microscope, to support the achromatic condenser, &c.
Substance, sub′stans, n. that in which qualities or attributes exist, the existence to which qualities belong: that which constitutes anything what it is: the essential part: body: matter: property: foundation, ground, confidence. [L. substantia—substāre, to stand under—sub, under, stāre, to stand.]
Substantial, sub-stan′shal, adj. belonging to or having substance: actually existing: real: solid: having substance or strength: lasting, likely to be permanent: strong, stout, bulky: corporeal, material: having property or estate: considerable, pretty wealthy: conforming to what is essential: involving the essential rights or merits of.—v.t. Substan′tialīse, to give reality to.—ns. Substan′tialism, the theory that there is a real existence or substratum underlying the phenomena of consciousness; Substantial′ity.—adv. Substan′tially.—n. Substan′tialness.—n.pl. Substan′tials, essential parts.—v.t. Substan′tiāte, to make substantial: to prove or confirm.—n. Substantiā′tion.—adjs. Substantī′val; Sub′stantive, expressing existence: real: of real, independent importance.—n. (gram.) the part of speech denoting something that exists: a noun.—adv. Sub′stantively.—n. Sub′stantiveness.—v.t. Sub′stantivise. [Fr. substantiel—L. substantialis—substantia.]
Substation, sub-stā′shun, n. a subordinate station.
Substernal, sub-ster′nal, adj. situated beneath the sternum.