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| an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun. |
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n. An instrument that indicates local apparent solar time by the shadow cast by a central projecting pointer on a surrounding calibrated dial. |
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| timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial |
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ˈsundial noun
a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun
See also: catch the sun, sunbathe, sunbeam, sunburn, sunburned, sunburnt, sundown, sunflower, sunglasses, sunless, sunlight, sunlit, sunny, sunrise, sunset, sunshade, sunshine, sunstroke, suntan, sun, under the sun, "sundial" in any language
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Sundial
Sun"di`al\, n. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate. Sundial shell (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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