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Definitions of sundial in various dictionaries:
noun - timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
An instrument that indicates local apparent solar time by the shadow cast by a central projecting pointer on a surrounding calibrated dial.
noun - a type of time-telling device
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| The Babylonians kept abreast of the times using a form of this instrument seen here: |
| Type of timepiece mentioned in Isaiah 38:8 |
| The nearest star & a clock face become this timer |
| This ancient time-measuring device must be designed for its specific location on Earth |
| To set up one of these in the Northern Hemisphere, point the gnomon on its face to the North Pole |
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A sundial is a device that tells the time of day when there is sunlight by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial. As the Sun appears to move across the sky, the shadow aligns with different hour-lines, which are marked on the dial to indicate the time of day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, though a single point or nodus may be used. The gnomon casts a broad shadow; the shadow of the style shows the time. The gnomon may be a rod, wire, or elaborately decorated metal casting. The style must be parallel to the axis of the Earth's rotation for the sundial to be accurate throughout the year. The style's angle from horizontal is equal to the sundial's geographical latitude. * In a broader sense, a sundial is any device that uses the Sun's altitude or azimuth (or both) to show the time. In addition to their time-telling function, sundials are valu |