subcross
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The cross product of two cross products.
noun
A crosspiece that is below something.
noun
The cross-reference of a cross-reference.
verb
To calculate a subcross.
Example Sentences
- "He says they showed at that day a subcross, perhaps Baltimore Topknot Arrington Fowl."
- "If it were not for this epidemic it is probable that the animals in this subcross would not have differed significantly from those in the reciprocal cross in view of the similarity in activity between the F22 reciprocal crosses."
- "In addition to the distance pieces the two subcross ties ..."
- "It has not been felt necessary, however, to provide copious subcross-references to the subjects arranged under a main heading."
- "The whites subcrossed gave only whites; the blues gave blues and whites; and only the backcross with Zephir gave a single rose among blues and whites."
- "In outbreeding crops, such as many tree species, you get considerable segregation in early generations following subcrossing or inbreeding."