subcontrary adjective & noun. [sʌb'kɒntrǝri] L16.
[Late Latin subcontrarius translating late Greek upenantios, formed as SUB- + CONTRARY adjective.]
A. adjective.
1. Logic. Of a proposition: that is subaltern to a contrary proposition. L16.
2. Somewhat or partially contrary. E17.
3. Geometry. Of or pertaining to two similar triangles having a common angle at the vertex but with the bases not parallel, so that the basal angles are equal but on opposite sides. Now rare or obsolete. E18.
B. noun.
1. Logic. A subcontrary proposition. L17.
2. Geometry. A subcontrary section of a cone. Now rare or obsolete. M19.

■ subcontrariety [,sʌbkɒntrǝ'rʌɪǝti] noun (Logic) the relation existing between subcontrary propositions L17.

■ subcontrarily adverb (rare) L16.

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