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Substyle

Substyle \Sub"style`\, n. (Dialing) 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.

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substyle

n. 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.

Usage examples of "substyle".

Shabalala’s amateur eye recognized elements from three different substyles with the Jarrovian method that combined into a elegant whole.

Shabalalas amateur eye recognized elements from three different substyles with the Jarrovian method that combined into a elegant whole.