subplot
suomi-englanti sanakirjasubplot englanniksi
A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.
1978, R.B. Lee & R. Misiorowski, ''Script Models: A Handbook for the Media Writer'',
- Subplot, a story line enclosed within the principal story to provide relief from the main plot's tension, add character dimension, etc.
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2001, Nancy Arbuthnot Johnson, Vic Neufield, ''Forging Links for Health Research'',
- But this story has a subplot — a subplot about fairness and how people have divergent levels of access to knowledge and resources.
A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.
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1999, E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar, Christian Cossalter, ''Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forest'',
- There are 72 trees in each plot (6x12) and 36 trees in each subplot.
2002, M. Boya Edwards, ''Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference'',
- Hardwood and shrub stems (besides gallberry) were counted by species and measured for total height (if greater than 2 ft) on 3 strip plots per subplot that were 0.01 acre …
To provide (a story) with a subplot.
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