English-French translations for subscript

• indice
  Nous avons revu les chiffres, les formules, les variables, les indices et, finalement, je pense que nous sommes parvenus à rapprocher nos points de vue. We have been through numbers, formulae, variables and subscripts and I believe we have finally managed to bring our points of view closer together.
• lettre inférieure

Definition of subscript

• A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it
• A numerical index into an array
• To provide with a subscript
• To convert to a subscript form
• Written underneath

Examples

• In chemical formulas the number of atoms in a molecule is written as a subscript, so we write H₂O for water which has two atoms of hydrogen for each one of oxygen.

Related words

• subscription
• unsubscription
• resubscription
• subscripting
• subscription right
• subscription television
• subscription video on demand
• subscription fee
• subscription rate