| Pronunciation: | | 'sun`dIul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial |
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SUNDIAL is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | gnomon, timekeeper, timepiece |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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