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Subcontrary in a sentence

Subcontrary meaning

  1. Contrary in an inferior degree.
  2. Having, or being in, a contrary order; said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel.

Using Subcontrary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Contrary in an inferior degree. | Having, or being in, a contrary order; said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel. | Contrary in an inferior degree.

Context around Subcontrary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

forming 1× relationship 1×

Sentence patterns with Subcontrary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

merely a subcontrary forming operator 1× similarly the subcontrary relationship is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

see lewis 1982 1× similarly the subcontrary 1×

Common sentence endings:

subcontrary forming operator 1×

Words around Subcontrary

Just before it in the word index:

subcontracts 3 subcontractors 68 subcontractor 35 subcontracting 10 subcontracted 24 subcontract 6

Just after it in the word index:

subcortical 12 subcover 6 subcritical 7 subcultural 8 subculture 125 subcultures 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Subcontrary

  • In this selection, "subcontrary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, forming and relationship stand out and add context to how "subcontrary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include merely a subcontrary forming operator and similarly the subcontrary relationship is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "subcontrary" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with subcontrary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Similarly, the subcontrary relationship is dissolved between the existential statements "some S is P" and "some S is not P". (20 words)

See Lewis (1982), p. A related objection that is that "negation" in paraconsistent logic is not really negation ; it is merely a subcontrary -forming operator. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

See Lewis (1982), p. A related objection that is that "negation" in paraconsistent logic is not really negation ; it is merely a subcontrary -forming operator. (25 words)

Similarly, the subcontrary relationship is dissolved between the existential statements "some S is P" and "some S is not P". (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

See Lewis (1982), p. A related objection that is that "negation" in paraconsistent logic is not really negation ; it is merely a subcontrary -forming operator.

Similarly, the subcontrary relationship is dissolved between the existential statements "some S is P" and "some S is not P".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "subcontrary" in a sentence?
An example: "See Lewis (1982), p. A related objection that is that "negation" in paraconsistent logic is not really negation ; it is merely a subcontrary -forming operator." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "subcontrary" from authentic English texts.
What does "subcontrary" mean?
Subcontrary means: Contrary in an inferior degree.
How many example sentences with "subcontrary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "subcontrary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.