sundial

B1 Topic:Time
US /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/
noun Freq #37564

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A device that shows the time by the shadow a pointer casts on a marked surface as the sun moves.

    An old stone sundial stood in the centre of the garden.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
dialhorologehorologium
Word family
Forms sundials

Etymology

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

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