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Noun: sundial  'sún,dI-ul
  1. Timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
    "The ancient garden featured an ornate sundial"

Derived forms: sundials

Type of: horologe [archaic], timekeeper, timepiece

Encyclopedia: Sundial, Taganrog