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sundial

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/

The English word “sundial” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
  2. A sea snail of the genus Heliacus.

Etymology

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

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