sundial
device that tells the time of day by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky
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sundial
Summary
sundial has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- sundial is a type of astronomical instrument[2].
- sundial is a type of small monument[3].
- sundial is a type of physical tool[4].
- sundial is a type of sculpture[5].
- sundial is used for measurement of time[6].
- sundial's Commons category is recorded as Sundials[7].
- sundial comprises gnomon[8].
- sundial comprises dial[9].
- sundial's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sundials[10].
- sundial's Commons gallery is recorded as Sundials[11].
- sundial's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as display=sundial[12].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[13].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[17].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- sundial's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[20].
- sundial's history of topic is recorded as history of sundials[21].
- sundial's uses is recorded as Sun[22].
- sundial's measures is recorded as motion[23].
- sundial's studied by is recorded as gnomonics[24].
- sundial's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include astronomical instrument[2], small monument[3], physical tool[4], and sculpture[5].
Use and Application
sundial is used for measurement of time[6]. Components include gnomon[8] and dial[9], a physical surface[26].
Why It Matters
sundial has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] sundial is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]