Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substub

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-stub
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subheading below a stub (stub head) in a table; a stub subordinate to another stub.

Example Sentences

"The first column on the left is the stub column. Its heading is referred to as the stub head. A stub is a title for a row of (horizontal) data. Should a stub column contain substubs, then the substubs are indented two or three spaces to show that they are subordinate to the stub item."

Etymology

From sub- + stub.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

substubs (plural)

Questions

What does substub mean?: A subheading below a stub (stub head) in a table; a stub subordinate to another stub.
Where does substub come from?: From sub- + stub.

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