SUNDIAL


Meaning of SUNDIAL in English

/sun"duy'euhl, -duyl'/ , n.

an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.

[ 1570-80; SUN + DIAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .