Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
open air ;outdoor . - noun A secondary
dial set into the face of a dial.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most intriguing one features a single hand for the minutes, a subdial for the seconds and a window for displaying the hours.
More Pocket Watches 2010
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Chronograph: 12.00 subdial – minute counter, 6.00 subdials, hour counter
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The date is highlighted by a set of tinted sapphire lenses, with the chronograph's subdial in the form of a white square for the 30-minute counter situated at 9 o'clock; the 12-hour subdial is a more conventional round dial positioned at 6 o'clock.
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The date is highlighted by a set of tinted sapphire lenses, with the chronograph's subdial in the form of a white square for the 30-minute counter situated at 9 o'clock; the 12-hour subdial is a more conventional round dial positioned at 6 o'clock.
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The date is highlighted by a set of tinted sapphire lenses, with the chronograph's subdial in the form of a white square for the 30-minute counter situated at 9 o'clock; the 12-hour subdial is a more conventional round dial positioned at 6 o'clock.
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Subdials 60 second rose gold tone outlined subdial at 6: 00
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The Annual calendar has the month and day of the week in little adjacent windows on discs, a date window at the bottom, and a subdial below for as moon phase indicator and a 24 hour time dial.
Luxist Ariel Adams 2010
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Features moon phase subdial, curved scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and luminescent silver-tone hands.
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It has a small subdial at six o'clock and a date window at 3.
CrunchGear John Biggs 2010
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Subdials 60 second rose gold tone outlined subdial at 6: 00
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