subcontrary

n. குறைநிலைமுரண், சிறிதளவு முரண்பட்ட முற்கோள், (பெ.) குறைநிலை முரணான, சிறிது முரண்பாடான.

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Sub*con"tra*ry, a. 1. Contrary in an inferior degree. 2. (Geom.) Defn: 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) Defn: 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) Defn: A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.

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