Definition of Sundials. Meaning of Sundials. Synonyms of Sundials

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Definition of Sundials

Sundial
Sundial Sun"di`al, n. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate. Sundial shell (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.

Meaning of Sundials from wikipedia

- For example, most commercial sundials are designed as horizontal sundials as described above. To be accurate, such a sundial must have been designed for...
- day Digital sundial, with digital display Scottish sundial, decorative sundials of the renaissance period Kirkdale sundial, Saxon sundial Whitehurst &...
- The Sundial is a 1958 novel by American writer Shirley Jackson. The Sundial tells the story of the residents of the Halloran house, opening on the evening...
- several other publications, including Sundials: The Art and Science of Gnomonics, Scientific American and Sundials: Their Theory and Construction. Egger...
- Sundial was the codename of one of two m****ive nuclear bombs planned for testing by the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch...
- the sundial. Sundials are believed to have been introduced into Greece by Anaximander of Miletus, c. 560 BCE. According to Herodotus, Gr**** sundials were...
- -- What in heaven is a digital sundial?. Sundial park in Genk, Belgium US and German patents belonged to Digital Sundials International (US 5590093 , DE...
- around 1930. It is one of two sundials in Frogner Park, alongside Benjamin Wegner's sundial in front of Frogner Manor. The Sundial was vandalized in 2003. Gustav...
- Many sundials bear a motto to reflect the sentiments of its maker or owner. Be as true to each other as this dial is to the sun. Begone about Thy business...
- only on the ellipse. Like most sundials, analemmatic sundials mark solar time rather than clock time. An analemmatic sundial is completely defined by The...