sundial
sundial
Definition
sun·dial (-dī′əl)
noun
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
sundial
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- carve: Newton carved a sundial on the wall of Colsterworth Church.
- construct: He constructed a sundial on a buttress of the Chapel.
- build: My school is building a sundial in the front of our school.
Preposition: on
- Internet: Of all the thousands of people who visit Sundials on the Internet, very few send such nice messages of appreciation.
- wall: Scratch sundials on the south wall are more common.
Adjective modifier
- analemmatic: There is a " human gnomon " analemmatic sundial in the middle of the maze in the pleasure gardens.
- horizontal: I have read your " How to set up a horizontal sundial " page with interest.
- vertical: The wall on which a vertical sundial is mounted does not have to face due south.
- painted: On the south face of the tower is a large painted sundial.
- stainless: Setting up Detailed instructions are provided for brass and stainless steel sundials, advanced set up for super accuracy, indoor set up.
- portable: The Museum of the History of Science in Broad Street has a fine collection of portable sundials.
Modifies a noun
- trail: There are a number of these in museums in North America, see, for example, the Ottawa sundial trail.
- maker: For a more accurate sundial, you should go to one of the sundial makers listed on our sundial makers and designers page Q1.
- society: Sundial societies exist in Britain and many other countries, and their membership is expanding.
Noun used with modifier
- slate: Near the museum entrance a 1656 slate sundial is fixed under a window.
- brass: Furniture: brass sundial on stone baluster pedestal, south of tower: inscribed ' Fran.
- stone: A stone sundial is set in the wall above one of the doors.
- steel: Setting up Detailed instructions are provided for brass and stainless steel sundials, advanced set up for super accuracy, indoor set up.
- garden: Next to the Bowling Green is a large garden sundial.
- century: Two Early 18th century sundials restored at Richmond Yorkshire - Alan Smith 35.
sundial Quotes
I am a sundial, and I make a botch Of what is done much better bya watch.
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