Standard Lemma guide

subdial

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sʌbˈdaɪəl/
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  • /ˈsʌbˌdaɪəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

open-air; outdoor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sub dio

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A secondary dial set into the face of a dial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

From sub- + dial.