substage
nounEtymology From sub- + stage.
1
The stage, below the main stage of a microscope, to which attachments are fixed.
2
A stage making up part of a larger stage.
- Which, then, of these glacial substages provided the proper conditions and saw the first population of man in America?1958, Division of Mines and Geology, Washington, Information circular:
- These passwords will take you to every substage of the game.1991, Rusel DeMaria, Zach Meston, Nintendo Games Secrets, volume 2, page 324: