underset
Prop from below
Underset functions as both noun and verb, with meanings tied to placing something beneath.
In oceanography, an underset is a current flowing beneath the surface in a different direction from the surface current.
The verb means to support from below or place something underneath: The jeweler underset the stone with a backing of foil.
The word is uncommon in contemporary use.
Text below the line
- sublineSecondary text line
- baselineStandard for comparison
- inferiorOf lower rank
- notationSystem of written symbols
typesetting · formatting · placement · alignment · glyph · character · mathematical · expression
To uphold or sustain
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- propSupport or stage item
- shoringTemporary structural support
underpinning · reinforcement · stabilizer · foundation · base · groundwork · substructure · framework
subscript
Text below the line
notation · typesetting · formatting · placement · alignment · glyph · character · mathematical · expression · variable
support
To uphold or sustain
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- propSupport or stage item
shoring · underpinning · reinforcement · stabilizer · foundation · base · groundwork · substructure · framework · footing
equation
Mathematical equality assertion
- tensorMultilinear algebraic object
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- notationSystem of written symbols
symbol · expression · limit · summation · condition · constraint · bound · index · variable · parameter