different between subtopic vs subtitle

English

Etymology

From sub- +? topic.

Noun

subtopic (plural subtopics)

1. A subject that forms part of a topic.

   The meeting dragged on interminably as topics were divided into subtopics which were divided in to sub-sub-topics, ad infinitum.

Related terms

• supertopic

Anagrams

• suboptic

English

Etymology

sub- +? title

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?bta?t?l/

Noun

subtitle (plural subtitles)

1. (authorship) A heading below or after a title.
2. Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Usage notes

In film and video, subtitles usually translate foreign-language dialogue, while captions transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it.

Derived terms

• subtitled, subtitling

Related terms

• surtitle, surtitles, surtitled, surtitling

Translations

See also

• Subtitle (titling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Subtitle (captioning) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

subtitle (third-person singular simple present subtitles, present participle subtitling, simple past and past participle subtitled)

1. To create subtitles for the dialogue in a film.

Translations

Anagrams

• blue tits, bluetits, builtest