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sundials

sundials is the plural of sundial.

Meaning of sundial

Noun

sundial (plural sundials)

  1. A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
    • The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun.
  2. A sea snail of the genus Heliacus.

Questions about sundials

What is sundials the plural of?
Sundials is the plural of sundial.

Words near sundials in the dictionary

  1. sunders out
  2. Sundes
  3. sundew
  4. sundews
  5. sundial
  6. sundials
  7. Sundin
  8. Sundins
  9. sundisk
  10. sundisks
  11. sundiusite

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