Word: substyle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
style
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: under, beneath
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: style
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stilus
Language: la
Decoded: stilus
Meaning: pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant