Sundial

Definition

sundial /'sʌndaÇǝl/ n ေနနာရီ။

Examples

1. ‘Multiple sundials were situated in strategic locations along the terraces
2. capturing the sun's light as it made its daily path across the sky.’
3. ‘In addition to gravestones
4. Hummelstown stone was fashioned into pedestals for urns
5. sundials
6. clocks
7. and door stops.’
8. ‘Originally a mechanical engineer
9. he developed his interest in sundials nine years ago and has made more than 2 000 dials.’
10. ‘We kidded some of the slower contestants about timing them with a sundial or a calendar
11. but they took our joking in stride.’
12. ‘The oval pocket sundial is made of gilded brass
13. and measures 4.8 centimetres across the major axis.’
14. ‘In the inner courtyard an attractive sundial catches the eye of the visitor.’
15. ‘She thrust a taut finger to the sundial in the center of the courtyard.’
16. ‘The upper shelf contains a celestial globe
17. and several extremely specialized scientific instruments: quadrants
18. and a torquetum (a timepiece and navigational aid).’
19. ‘Its massive sundials and other structures are a geometry of red sandstone inlaid with dazzling white marble
20. more like works of modern art than scientific instruments.’
21. ‘Stonework and plasterwork have been lovingly repaired
22. and a traditional sundial remade.’
23. ‘Time can be measured exactly by clocks and sundials
24. but human beings can rarely measure time accurately
25. for the feeling of the passage of time varies in each human being
26. and even then is not constant but varies with moods and events.’
27. ‘In the center of the monument
28. a sundial would be erected.’
29. ‘I looked over at the sundial and saw it was late morning.’
30. ‘In the center of the parking lot was a towering white building
31. casting a shadow like a gargantuan sundial.’
32. ‘She laughed
33. then looked at the grey sundial that sat outside her window.’
34. ‘Early tools
35. such as the sundial
36. began to create objective standardization but still lacked precision.’
37. ‘In the bright desert sunlight
38. the whole place acts as a giant internalized sundial
39. with light slowly moving over the polished concrete floors and the wonderfully richly textured earth walls.’
40. ‘A simple
41. sparse arena populated by a sundial and small bench gives the actors freedom to explore the text's complexities.’
42. ‘But once his eyes adjusted
43. he could see an area of shade
44. matching the arm of a sundial.’
45. ‘While hard landscaping
46. water features
47. statuary and the like will constitute fixtures and fittings
48. free standing furniture can be taken with you when you move.’