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• Sundial — A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style (a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge) onto a flat surface marked with lines indicating… …   Wikipedia

• Time from NPL — Map showing the location of the Anthorn VLF transmitter within Cumbria …   Wikipedia

• 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. [1913 Webster] {Sundial shell} (Zo[ o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See {Solarium}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sundial shell — 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. [1913 Webster] {Sundial shell} (Zo[ o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See {Solarium}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sundial — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument showing the time by the shadow cast by a pointer …   English terms dictionary

• sundial — [sun′dī΄əl] n. an instrument that indicates time by the position of a gnomon s shadow cast by the sun on the face of a dial marked in hours …   English World dictionary

• sundial — /sun duy euhl, duyl /, n. an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun. [1570 80; SUN + DIAL] * * * ▪ timekeeping device  the earliest …   Universalium

• Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… …   Wikipedia

• Time discipline — In sociology and anthropology, time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people s… …   Wikipedia

• Time zone — Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. For other uses, see Time zone (disambiguation). Local time redirects here. For the mathematical concept, see Local time (mathematics). This article is about time zones in general. For a list of time zones by… …   Wikipedia

• SUNDIAL — Although sundials can be traced back to earlier periods in Egypt and Mesopotamia, the earliest textual reference to a sundial appears to be II Kings 20:8–11 (cf. Isa. 38:7–8). There a shadow tracking device, ascribed to Ahaz, is used for a sign… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism