(linguistics) Having the property that when used to modify a noun, it denotes a subset of the all possible denotations of the noun, but does not modify any other meanings of the entity that the noun denotes. For example "habitual" in the phrase "habitual liar" is subsective. If the liar is also a woman, the fact that she is a habitual liar does not imply that she is a "habitual woman".

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subsection

plural of subsection

To insert subsections (into some text, etc.).

A defined part of a section. / (law) A subpart of a legal document such as law. / (taxonomy, zoology) An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.

plural of subsect

Relating to subsections.

A secondary or subsidiary sect.

simple past tense and past participle of subsection

present participle of subsection