subcatastrophic

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not rising to the level of being catastrophic.

    Force-displacement plot of a cervical facet capsule failure intension, illustrating the joint failure event and subcatastrophic failures. Also shown are images of the joint's configuration at these failures. Of particular interest are the subcatastrophic failures, in which the overall mechanical integrity is maintained and there are no obvious geometric changes or discontinuities in the capsular ligament.

词源

From sub- + catastrophic.

来源：wiktionary