subdial

English

Etymology 1

From sub- +‎ dial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbˌdaɪəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

subdial (plural subdials)

1. 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/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Adjective

subdial (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) open-air; outdoor.

   Synonym: sub dio

References

• “subdial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• biduals