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sundial [ˈsʌndaıəl] N

sundial

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In the center of the courtyard, there is a fountain and a sundial etched onto a pillar. en.wikipedia.org

The sundial is possibly the stump of a medieval churchyard cross. en.wikipedia.org

There he constructed astrolabes, globes, sundials, and quadrants. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of a clock, a sundial was originally used to tell the time. en.wikipedia.org

On the top of the sundial is a metal plate but the gnomon is missing. en.wikipedia.org

In the centre of the lawn is a sundial. en.wikipedia.org

With an elegant pointed and prominent spire, a font and ancient sundial, it is a focal point of the village. en.wikipedia.org

He also wrote on mechanical devices like the astrolabe and sundial. en.wikipedia.org

To the south of the church is a sundial dating probably from the 18th century. en.wikipedia.org

Clocks traditionally follow this sense of rotation because of the clock's predecessor: the sundial. en.wikipedia.org

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