Sundial (Noun)
Meaning
Timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Historic buildings in the area often have a sundial as part of their architectural design to show the time in a more traditional way.
- The park featured a sundial that the children found exciting to use, learning about the way it kept time with the movement of the sun.
- My grandfather loved gardening and had installed a sundial in his backyard, where he could keep track of the hours as he worked.
- At the old castle, the sundial stood for centuries on the castle wall, helping residents tell the time day after day.
- The concept of telling time by a sundial fascinated the tourists who visited the museum to see a replica of an ancient time-keeping device.