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Meaning of "sundial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNDIAL

sundial  [ˈsʌnˌdaɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNDIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sundial is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNDIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sundial

Sundial

A sundial is a device that tells the time of day by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style onto a surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, often a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge. As the sun moves across the sky, the shadow-edge aligns with different hour-lines. All sundials must be aligned with their styles parallel to the axis of the Earth's rotation to tell the correct time throughout the year. The style's angle from the horizontal will thus equal the sundial's geographical latitude. It is common for inexpensive mass-produced decorative sundials to have incorrect hour angles, which cannot be adjusted to tell correct time.

Definition of sundial in the English dictionary

The definition of sundial in the dictionary is a device indicating the time during the hours of sunlight by means of a stationary arm that casts a shadow onto a plate or surface marked in hours.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNDIAL


denial
dɪˈnaɪəl
dial
ˈdaɪəl
diel
ˈdaɪəl
Lyell
ˈlaɪəl
misdial
ˈmɪsˌdaɪəl
mistrial
mɪsˈtraɪəl
myal
ˈmaɪəl
phial
ˈfaɪəl
pial
ˈpaɪəl
prial
praɪəl
redial
riːˈdaɪəl
retrial
riːˈtraɪəl
rial
ˈraɪəl
ryal
ˈraɪəl
sial
ˈsaɪəl
Slydial
ˈslaɪdaɪəl
speed-dial
ˈspiːddaɪəl
trial
ˈtraɪəl
vial
ˈvaɪəl
viol
ˈvaɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNDIAL

sunder
sunderable
sunderance
sunderer
Sunderland
sunderment
sundew
sundog
sundown
sundowner
sundress
sundries
sundrily
sundrops
sundry
sundry shop
Sundsvall
sunfast
sunfish
sunflower

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNDIAL

anteprandial
chlamydial
cordial
custodial
endocardial
epicardial
gerundial
medial
mondial
myocardial
pericardial
postprandial
prandial
precordial
predial
preprandial
primordial
radial
remedial
speed dial

Synonyms and antonyms of sundial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sundial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNDIAL

Find out the translation of sundial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sundial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sundial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

日晷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj de sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sundial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूपघड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солнечные часы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relógio de sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যঘড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cadran solaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sundial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日時計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sundial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ mặt trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூரியக் கடிகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चक्रीवादळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güneş saati
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meridiana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegar słoneczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонячний годинник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cadran solar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιακό ρολόι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonwyser
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sundial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNDIAL»

The term «sundial» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNDIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sundial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNDIAL»

Discover the use of sundial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sundial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
dial. By. W. S. Kals. T) RINGING SOMETHING out of the past *-* and displaying it in a modern setting always appeals to the homeowner who wants his home to be distinctive. The sundial, with its historical significance and unusual decorative ...
2
Sundial
Outside, in the cold January night, near the center of the quadrangle, the Sundial stood alone, draped in black. At the end of the service, the men of Omega had gathered around it, facing the chapel in an open Ω. Others stood behind or to the  ...
Laurence Morse, 2010
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Ye Sundial Booke
Pagk Introduction ------ I The History of the Sundial ..... 3 Photograph No. 1 of Saxon Sundial, built into the South Porch of a Norman Church, Stanton S. Quintin , Chippenham, Wilts. - 11 Photograph No. 2 of the Saxon Sundial discovered by the ...
Thomas Geoffrey Wall Henslow, 1914
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Easy-to-make Wooden Sundials: Instructions and Plans for ...
Chances are that if you ask anyone what a sundial is, you'll get a description, complete with illustrative hand motions, of the common garden variety of dial: a flat plate ringed with roman numerals and a "thing" (the gnomon) sticking up in the ...
Milton Stoneman, 1982
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The Sundial
Mrs. Halloran died there within three months, without ever having seen more of the sundial than the view from her bedroom window; she did not go to the center of the maze nor visit the secret garden, she never walked into the orchard to pick  ...
Shirley Jackson, 2014
6
Outdoor Science: A Practical Guide
Next, give students the handout on page 117 and ask them to answer the background questions and write a hypothesis about how to make a sundial. Give students the necessary materials and let them make sundials (see handouts on pp.
Steve A. Rich, 2010
7
Sundials: History, Art, People, Science
A beautifully illustrated book that charts the evolution of sundials around the world as shown through photographs of important historical examples from the earliest Neolithic designs stone circles, such as Stonehenge, to the present day.
Mark Lennox-Boyd, 2006
8
Kitāb Fī Al-ālāt Al-falakīyah:
Thus, a horizontal sundial, which al-Battanl calls al-rukhdma al-basita "the flat, horizontal sundial [plate]" or al-dla al-basita "the flat instrument",35 is simply called a basita by later authors.36 In the present treatise, a vertical sundial is called a ...
François Charette, 2003
9
Handbook of Nature Study
TOPICS FOR ENGLISH THEMES — The Size and Distance of the Sun. The Heat of the Sun and Its Effect upon the Earth. What We Know about the Sun Spots. Our Path around the Sun. How TO MAKE A SUNDIAL METHOD — The diagram for ...
Anna Botsford Comstock, 1939
10
Popular Science
The usual garden variety of sundial has the clock face in either a horizontal or a vertical position. These dials consider only one of the three apparent motions of the sun that affect a sundial. There are two objections to this, in the writer's opinion ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNDIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sundial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Downtown St. Pete's Sundial inks new retailer
An upscale men's clothing store is coming to the Sundial in downtown St. Petersburg. The Edwards Group announced Monday that it has signed John Craig ... «Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
New steak house brings Sundial near full occupancy
The local businessman bought the Baywalk shopping complex in 2011, then spent three and a half years transforming it into the Sundial shopping center. «FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV, Feb 15»
3
First Look: Ruth's Chris Steak House at Sundial, opening today
During Saturday night's pre-opening private party at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Sundial, a New Orleans-style brass band marched and played throughout the ... «Tampa Bay Business Journal, Feb 15»
4
Ruth's Chris sets official opening date at Sundial in downtown St. Pete
Ruth's Chris Steak House is scheduled to open at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 on the upper level of the Sun Dial complex in St. Petersburg, adding some intriguing ... «Tampa Bay Business Journal, Feb 15»
5
Upscale restaurant Sea Salt now open in downtown St. Petersburg's …
... @lreiley on Twitter. Upscale restaurant Sea Salt now open in downtown St. Petersburg's Sundial 02/02/15 [Last modified: Monday, February 2, 2015 10:17pm] «Tampabay.com, Feb 15»
6
Free parking method changes for Sundial movie patrons
Theater customers who park at the Sundial garage, 117 Second St. N, will get $1 off the price of a movie ticket by showing the theater cashier their parking ticket. «Tampabay.com, Dec 14»
7
Fairbanks sundial marks winter solstice in the far north
The sun shines through a hole in the sundial at Noel Wien Library, marking the shortest day of the year in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo courtesy Martin Gutoski ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Dec 14»
8
Gourmet Locale Market set for afternoon opening at St. Petersburg's …
Gourmet Locale Market set for afternoon opening at St. Petersburg's Sundial 12/17/14 [Last modified: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 7:49am] Photo reprints ... «Tampabay.com, Dec 14»
9
Locale Market sets date it will open at Sundial
The 20,000-square foot Locale Market is built into the Northwest corner of Sundial, and is designed to be a fully immersive foodie experience that celebrates ... «TBO.com, Dec 14»
10
All CSUN pledge activities stopped following possible Pi Kappa …
Follow Twitter, Facebook, The Sundial online, and our mobile app for further updates. Termination of Pledge Activity.pdf-page-001 Termination of Pledge ... «Daily Sundial, Oct 14»

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