sundial

🇬🇧 UK/'sʌndaiәl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

A device that tells the time by the position of a shadow cast by a central pointer onto a marked surface.

日晷,日规

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sunother
+
dialother
=sundial

Common Collocations

  • 1.garden sundial花园日晷
  • 2.read a sundial读取日晷时间
  • 3.sundial shadow日晷的影子
  • 4.[ancient sundial]古代日晷

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The old sundial in the garden still accurately shows the time on sunny days.

  • 2.

    Before mechanical clocks, people relied on sundials to track the hours of the day.

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