sundial
(noun) timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sundial (plural sundials)
A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
• (on churches): mass dial, tide dial, scratch dial
• dunsail
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"di`al, n.
Definition: An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate. Sundial shell (Zoöl.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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