noun
- plural of sundial; instruments that show the time of day by the shadow cast by a pointer on a marked surface when the sun shines on it
Examples
- The garden featured several antique sundials from different centuries.
- Ancient civilizations used sundials to track the passage of time during daylight hours.
- The museum’s collection includes sundials made of stone, bronze, and wood.
- Sundials were common in monastery courtyards during the medieval period.
- Modern sundials are often installed as decorative elements in parks and gardens.
- The accuracy of sundials depends on their proper alignment with true north.