Definitions
timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
Word origin
From sun + dial, a clarification of dial after it was used for other objects as well.
Used in a sentence
“The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun.”
“The shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron.”
“It was Oxford now—the matriculation photograph, posed in the stony front quad at Corpus, the pelican on top of the sundial appearing to sit on the head of the lanky, begowned chemist at the centre of the back row.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Solar timepiece”7 letters
02“Shadow clock”7 letters
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