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 Definitions of sundial  [ˈsʌnˌdaɪ əl, -ˌdaɪl]  

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Definition of 'sundial' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sundial
an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as cast by the sun.

Etymology:  (1570–80)

Definition of 'sundial' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sundial
timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial


Definition of 'sundial' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) sundial
an instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate


Translation of 'sundial' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sonwyser Arabic flag Arabic: مِزْوَلَه شَمْسِيَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: слънчев часовник
Brazilian flag Brazilian: relógio de sol Czech flag Czech: sluneční hodiny German flag German: ein Sonnendach
Danish flag Danish: solur Greek flag Greek: ηλιακό ρολόι Spanish flag Spanish: reloj de sol
Estonian flag Estonian: päikesekell Farsi flag Farsi: ساعت آفتابي Finnish flag Finnish: aurinkokello
French flag French: cadran solaire Hebrew flag Hebrew: שָׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶש Hindi flag Hindi: धूप, घड़ी, नरयंत्र
Croatian flag Croatian: sunčana ura Hungarian flag Hungarian: napóra Indonesian flag Indonesian: jam matahari
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sólúr Italian flag Italian: meridiana, (orologio sola Japanese flag Japanese: 日時計
Korean flag Korean: 해시게 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: saulės laikrodis Latvian flag Latvian: saules pulkstenis
Malay flag Malay: jam matahari Dutch flag Dutch: zonnewijzer Norwegian flag Norwegian: solur, solskive
Polish flag Polish: zegar słoneczny Persian flag Persian: ساعت آفتابي Pashto flag Pashto: لمریز ساعت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: relógio de sol Romanian flag Romanian: cadran solar Russian flag Russian: солнечные часы
Slovak flag Slovak: slnečné hodiny Slovenian flag Slovenian: sončna ura Serbian flag Serbian: sunčani sat
Swedish flag Swedish: solur Thai flag Thai: นาฬิกาแดด Turkish flag Turkish: güneş saati
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 日昝 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: сонячний годинник Urdu flag Urdu: دھوپ گھڑی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đồng hồ mặt trời Chinese flag Chinese: 日昝

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