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- [suhn-dahy-uh l, -dahyl]
- /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ əl, -ˌdaɪl/
- /ˈsʌn.daɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn-dahy-uh l, -dahyl]
- /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ əl, -ˌdaɪl/
Definitions of sundial word
- noun sundial an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun. 1
- noun sundial solar clock 1
- countable noun sundial A sundial is a device used for telling the time when the sun is shining. The shadow of an upright rod falls onto a flat surface that is marked with the hours, and points to the correct hour. 0
- noun sundial a device indicating the time during the hours of sunlight by means of a stationary arm (the gnomon) that casts a shadow onto a plate or surface marked in hours 0
- noun sundial an instrument that indicates time by the position of a gnomon's shadow cast by the sun on the face of a dial marked in hours 0
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Origin of sundial
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; sun + dial
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Parts of speech for Sundial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sundial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sundial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sundial
noun sundial
- big ben — the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clock — A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is.
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