sundial

IPA: sˈʌndaɪɫ

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.

Examples of "sundial" in Sentences

For, as you may have guessed, the sundial is a symbol.
This is what's called a sundial cannon, or a noon cannon.
The sundial is available in two versions, for use in either hemisphere.
Constructed almost three centuries ago, its 73-foot-tall sundial is the largest in the world:
The sundial is a device that measures time by marking the shadow cast by the position of the sun onto a dial, usually a flat disc.
On top of the gnomon on our sundial is a silver ball with three sets of holes, which allows the sun to shine through pairs of lenses near each solstice or equinox.
East of the sundial is a hoary old sycamore, sole survivor of three sisters, carefully protected by railings, under whose grateful shade, says local tradition, Johnson and Goldsmith were wont to chat.
One of the most efficient ways to tell time, a simple mechanism that needs no cogwheels, no pendulum, no springs and no winding: to follow the shadow of the sun cast upon a numbered scale in what is known as a sundial or a sun clock.
Apparently, Rawls hasn't considered the fact that many Muslims already know when the exact prayer times are each day - obviating the need for a "sundial" - or what happens on an overcast day and the "sundial" can't be used - I grew up a few hundred miles away from the site of the Memorial, and am well familiar with that part of Pennsylvania and its climate.