Associations to the word «Sundial»
Wiktionary
SUNDIAL, noun. A simple timekeeping device in which the shadow cast by a vertical pole or plate (the gnomon) is used to indicate the time of day.
Dictionary definition
SUNDIAL, noun. Timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.