English

Noun

subaction ‎(plural subactions)

1. (obsolete) The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)

Etymology 2

sub- +‎ action

Noun

subaction ‎(plural subactions)

1. An action that makes up part of a more complex action.
   • 2012, Timothy O'Connor, Constantine Sandis, A Companion to the Philosophy of Action

     This is so because efforts, exertions, and endeavorings, if they were to exist, would need to be actions themselves, or parts of actions, or subactions or behaviors of some sort […]