SUBCONTRARIES

Noun

subcontraries

plural of subcontrary

Source: Wiktionary


SUBCONTRARY

Sub*con"tra*ry, a.

1. Contrary in an inferior degree.

2. (Geom.)

Definition: 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. Brande & C.

3. (Logic)

Definition: Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false.

Sub*con"tra*ry, n.; pl. Subcontraries (. (Logic)

Definition: A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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