sundial

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Etymology

From sun +‎ dial, a clarification of dial after it was used for other objects as well.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/
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Noun

sundial (plural sundials)

  1. 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.
    The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun.
    • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
      Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there.
      "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

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