Sub`lux*a"tion (?), n. [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F. subluxation.]
(Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.
Sub*mam"ma*ry (?), a. Situated under the mammæ; as, submammary
inflammation.
Sub`ma*rine" (?), a. Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea;
as, submarine navigators; submarine plants.
Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet
into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from
above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water. -- Submarine
cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph. -- Submarine mine. See
Torpedo, 2 (a).
Sub*ma*rine", n. A submarine plant or animal.
Sub*mar"shal (?), n. An under or deputy marshal.
Sub*max"il*la*ry (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Situated under the maxilla, or
lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland. (b) Of or
pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia.
Sub*me"di*al (?), a. Lying under the middle.
Sub*me"di*an (?), a. (Zoöl.) Next to the median (on either side); as,
the submedian teeth of mollusks.
Sub*me"di*ant (?), n. (Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; the under
mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.
Sub*men"tal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated under the chin; as, the submental
artery.
Sub*men"tum (?), n.; pl. Submenta (#). [NL. See Sub-, and Mentum.]
(Zoöl.) The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.
Sub*merge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Submerging (?).] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under + mergere to
plunge: cf. F. submerger. See Merge.] 1. To put under water; to plunge.