Sundial

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.

"The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun."

2.NounA sea snail of the genus Heliacus.

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