Definition of sundials Sundials
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Wiktionary 
- sundials (Noun)
Plural of sundial.
Part of speech
🔤- sundials, noun, plural of sundial.
WordNet
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| sundial - timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial | ||
| horologe, timepiece, timekeeper a measuring instrument or device for keeping time | ||
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Wiktionary
- sundial (Noun)
A simple timekeeping device in which the shadow cast by a vertical pole or plate the gnomon is used to indicate the time of day.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sundial (n.)
An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.
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sundial
A device used to tell the time with the help of the sun.
Wikipedia 
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A sundial shows the current solar time during the day. It does this because the sun appears to move through the sky. At different times in the day when the sun is shining, a shadow is cast in different places on the dial. A person marks the dial with the time at a certain shadow. This lets users easily see the time. There are a few commonly seen designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden sundial. However, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts a predictable shadow.
Ancient Egypt had sundials. Other cultures developed them further, including the Greeks and Romans.
Part of speech
🔤- sundial, noun, singular of sundials.
