sundial

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[edit] English

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Sundial

[edit] Noun

Singular
sun dial

Plural
sundials

sun dial (plural sundials)

A simple timekeeping device in which the shadow cast by a vertical pole or plate (the gnomon) is used to indicate the time of day.

[edit] Translations

simple timekeeping device which makes use of sunlight

Chinese:

Mandarin: 日晷 cmn(cmn) (rìguǐ)
Czech: sluneční hodiny cs(cs) f. pl.
Dutch: zonnewijzer nl(nl) m.
Finnish: aurinkokello fi(fi)
French: cadran solaire fr(fr) m.
German: Sonnenuhr de(de) f.
Greek: ηλιακό ρολόι el(el) (iliakó rolói) n.
Hebrew: שעון שמש he(he) (sh'on shémesh) m.
Hungarian: napóra hu(hu)

Icelandic: sólúr is(is) n.
Japanese: 日時計 ja(ja) (ひどけい, hidokei)
Latin: solarium la(la) n.
Old English: solmerca ang(ang)
Polish: zegar słoneczny pl(pl) m.
Russian: солнечные часы ru(ru) (sólnečnyje časý) m. pl.
Serbian: sunčanik sr(sr) m.
Slovene: sónčna úra sl(sl) f.
Spanish: reloj solar m.

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