Meaning of the word sundial in English

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sundial

US /ˈsʌn.daɪl/
UK /ˈsʌn.daɪl/
"sundial" picture

Noun

an instrument showing the time by the shadow of a gnomon cast by the sun on a marked dial

Example:
The old garden had a beautiful stone sundial.
He learned to tell time by looking at the sundial.