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subcontrary

adj

Etymology

From sub- + contrary.

  1. derived from contrārius
  2. derived from contraire
  3. inherited from contrarie
  4. prefixed as subcontrary — “sub + contrary”

Definitions

  1. Contrary in an inferior degree.

    • Two planes drawn through the vertex of the cone parallel to the plane of the circular base , and that of a subcontrary section, are called by Chasles the cyclic planes of the cone

  2. Either of a pair of propositions at least one of which must be true

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA