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adjective
Date: 1829
1. adjacent to a margin or a marginal part or structure <submarginal spots on an insect wing> 2. falling below a necessary minimum <submarginal economic conditions>
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submarginal
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submarginal — [sub mär′jə nəl] adj. 1. below minimum requirements or standards [submarginal housing] 2. not yielding a satisfactory return; not profitable [submarginal land] 3. Biol. near the margin of an organ or part submarginally adv … English World dictionary
submarginal — SUBMARGINÁL, Ă adj. mai mult decât marginal; inferior. (< engl. submarginal) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
submarginal — submarginal, ale, aux [sybmaʀʒinal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1845; de sub , et marginal. ❖ ♦ Didact. Qui est près du bord. || Taches marginales et submarginales d une aile d insecte … Encyclopédie Universelle
submarginal — Near the margin of any part. * * * sub·mar·gin·al .səb märj nəl, səb , ən əl adj 1) adjacent to a margin or a marginal part or structure <submarginal areas of the gingiva> 2) falling below a necessary minimum <submarginal diets> * * * … Medical dictionary
submarginal tubercles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coccidae, round tuberacles, when present, variable in number, surrounding a central invaginated tube, occurring in the dorsal submarginal area of the body … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
submarginal — below or next to the edge … Dictionary of ichthyology
submarginal — adj. [L. sub, under; margo, edge] Placed within the margin … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
submarginal — submarginally, adv. /sub mahr jeuh nl/, adj. 1. Biol. near the margin. 2. below the margin. 3. not worth cultivating, as land; less than satisfactory; unproductive. [1820 30; SUB + MARGINAL] * * * … Universalium
submarginal — adjective Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality … Wiktionary
submarginal — adjective (of land) not allowing profitable farming or cultivation … English new terms dictionary
