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SUBSTYLE
Etymology
Noun
substyle (plural substyles)
A secondary or subsidiary style.
A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a sundial is erected, being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"style`, n. (Dialing)
Definition: A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style. [Written also substile.] Hutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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