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Sundial

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Noun

1. sundial

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

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Sundial

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noun
a device indicating the time during the hours of sunlight by means of a stationary arm (the gnomon) that casts a shadow onto a plate or surface marked in hours

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Sundial

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noun
an instrument that indicates time by the position of a gnomon's shadow cast by the sun on the face of a dial marked in hours

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Sundial

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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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