sundial
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sun·di·al

noun \-ˌdī(-ə)l\

Definition of SUNDIAL

: an instrument to show the time of day by the shadow of a gnomon on a usually horizontal plate or on a cylindrical surface

First Known Use of SUNDIAL

1599

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