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sundial

sun·dial

UK/ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/ US/ˈsʌˌndaɪl/ rare

noun

1.

timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial

Origin

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

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