subtract
(verb) take off or away; “this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”
subtract, deduct, take off
(verb) make a subtraction; “subtract this amount from my paycheck”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subtract (third-person singular simple present subtracts, present participle subtracting, simple past and past participle subtracted)
(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
• unadd
• add
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtracting.] Etym: [L. subtractus, p.p. of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Substract.]
Definition: To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 September 2024
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
