sundial

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

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

Sundial in a sentence

The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun.

The shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron.

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