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An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.

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  1. n. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.
  2. n. timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
  3. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate. Sundial shell (Zoöl.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.
  4. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow ofa gnomon, or style, on a plate. Sundial shell (Zoöl.), any shell ofthe genus Solarium. See Solarium.
  5. n:100 n. timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial