WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•sam•ple
(n. sub′sam′pəl;v. sub sam′pəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -pled, -pling.
n.
v.t.
n.
- a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
v.t.
- to take a subsample of.
- sub- + sample 1895–1900