1. A character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
   "In mathematical notation, subscripts are often used to denote variables";
   - inferior

1. (printing) written or printed below the line
   "The chemical formula H2O uses subscript numbers";
   - inferior

Derived forms: subscripts

Type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol

Encyclopedia: Subscript