subdial

English

Etymology 1

sub- +‎ dial

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌdaɪəl/

Noun

subdial (plural subdials)

A secondary dial set into the face of a dial.

Etymology 2

Latin subdiālis, from sub diō (“under the sky, in the open air”), from Proto-Italic *djous (“day, sky”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʌbˈdaɪəl/

Adjective

subdial (not comparable)

Of or relating to the open air; outdoor.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “subdial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

biduals