sundial

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sundial
    n 1: timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow
         that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sundial \Sun"di`al\, n.
   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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   {Sundial shell} (Zool.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See
      {Solarium}.
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