substage
/ˈsʌbˌsteɪdʒ/
noun
- A part or step within a larger stage of a process or development.
- In child development, crawling is a substage of the larger motor skills stage.
- The project has several substages, starting with research and ending with testing.
- Each substage of the manufacturing process must be checked for quality.
- The part of a microscope that holds the condenser, filters, or other equipment below the stage.
- She cleaned the lens on the substage before starting the experiment.
- He adjusted the substage to improve the lighting on the slide.
- The microscope's substage contains a condenser that focuses light onto the specimen.