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Sundial

Sundial Meaning & Definition
Sundial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sundial?

[n] timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial

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See Also | gnomon | timekeeper | timepiece

Sundial In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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