sundial

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sun·dial /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ noun [countable]   TMDLOan object used in the past for telling the time. The shadow of a pointed piece of metal shows the time and moves round as the sun moves. 日晷 →4  See picture of 见图 CLOCK 1 →5 see picture at 见图 clock1

Examples from the Corpus

sundial• Sundial stolen A 30-INCH sundial, valued at £500, was stolen from a garden in Upper Froyle on Friday night.• Based in Washington state, Torrens also makes birdbaths, sprinklers and sundials from recycled industrial materials.• That's what I enjoy doing, making sundials.

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sundial
sun‧dial /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ noun [countable]

an object used in the past for telling the time. The shadow of a pointed piece of metal shows the time and moves round as the sun moves.

sun·dialBrE /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ 🔊 noun

a device used outdoors, especially in the past, for telling the time when the sun is shining. A pointed piece of metal throws a shadow on a flat surface that is marked with the hours like a clock, and the shadow moves around as the sun moves across the sky. 日晷