subcontrary
The English word “subcontrary” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- 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.
- Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false.
noun
Etymology
From sub- + contrary.
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