1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another. The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. De Quincey.
SUBSUMPTIVE
Sub*sump"tive, a.
Defn: Relating to, or containing, a subsumption. Coleridge.
SUBTANGENT
Sub*tan"gent, n. (Geom.)
Defn: The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.
SUBTARTAREAN
Sub`tar*ta"re*an, a.
Defn: Being or living under Tartarus; infernal. "Subtartarean powers." Pope.
SUBTECTACLE
Sub*tec"ta*cle, n. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. tectum a roof.]
Defn: A space under a roof; a tabernacle; a dwelling. [Obs.] Davies
(Holy Roode).