sundial en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin diālis Middle French dyalbor. Middle English diall English dial English sundial From sun + dial, a clarification of dial after it was used for other objects as well.
Meanings
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A 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 shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron.
1985 April 4, Daryln Brewer, “HELPFUL HARDWARE; AN ARRAY OF SUNDIALS”, in The New York Times:The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC: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.
1988, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 3, in The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 60:
- A sea snail of the genus Heliacus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sundials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
style · cock · sciatheric · gnomon
Hyponyms
mass dial (on churches) · scratch dial (on churches) · tide dial (on churches)
Synonyms
horologe · horologium · dial
Translations (109)
wa cwadran solaire (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · da solur (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · tk gün sagady (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sv solur (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · cs sluneční hodiny (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · es reloj de sol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · vo solaglok (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · is sólúr (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · uz quyosh soati (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ur دُھوپ گَھڑی (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · km នាឡិកាព្រះអាទិត្យ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · lt saulės laikrodis (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · lv saules pulkstenis (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · mt arloġġ tax-xemx (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · vi đồng hồ mặt trời (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sh сунчани сат (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · be со́нечны гадзі́ньнік (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · pt relógio de sol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ang sōlmerca (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · br horolaj-heol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ml സൂര്യഘടികാരം (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · be со́нечны гадзі́ннік (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · he שְׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · co meridiana (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · mk сончев часовник (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sh sunčani sat (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ko 일시계 (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ang dæġmǣl (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · mn нарны цаг (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · fi aurinkokello (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ms jam matahari (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · pdt Sonnenklock (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · de Sonnenuhr (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ro cadran solar (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · la sōlārium (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · bn সূর্যঘড়ি (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · kk күн сағаттары (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · el ηλιακό ρολόι (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sq orë diellore (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · it eliotropio (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sw bonyeza (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · lo ນາລິກາແດດ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ja 日時計 (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · eo sunhorloĝo (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · tg соати офтобӣ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · id jam matahari (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · cmn 日規 /日规 (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · nl zonnewijzer (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · th นาฬิกาแดด (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · fr cadran solaire (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · pt solário (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sh сунча̀нӣк (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · la sōlārium hōrologium (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · tr güneş saati (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · it meridiana (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ro ceas solar (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · az günəş saatı (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · gd uaireadair-grèine (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sk slnečné hodiny (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · pt relógio solar (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · pl zegar słoneczny (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · te నీడగడియారము (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · yi זון־זײגער (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · fo sólur (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · bg слъ́нчев часо́вник (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · tt кояш сәгате (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ca rellotge de sol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · io sunohorlojo (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · eu eguzki erloju (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · tl kuwadrante (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · uk со́нячний годи́нник (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · it orologio solare (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · fa-ira ساعَتِ آفْتابی (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · nn solur (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ar مِزْوَلَة (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · scn miridiana (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ga clog gréine (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · hu napóra (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · or ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟଘଡ଼ି (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · oc mòstra de solelh (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · nb solur (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · it gnomone (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · hi धूपघड़ी (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · es reloj solar (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · co miridiana (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · pt relógio do sol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · hy արեւի ժամացույց (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sh sunčani časovnik (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sl sónčna úra (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ky күн сааты (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ru со́лнечные часы́ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sh сунчани часовник (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · lij relêuio a sô (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · tl oras-araw (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · cy deial haul (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ko 해시계 (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · af sonwyzer (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · sh sunčànīk (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · cmn 日晷 (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · te సూర్యఘంట (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ota گونش ساعتی (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ka მზის საათი (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · my နေနာရီ (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · gl reloxo de sol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · hi सौर-घड़ी (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · et päikesekell (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ast reló de Sol (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · mi karaka ātārangi (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) · ta சூரிய மணிகாட்டி (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow)