sundial

• Instrumento que indica la hora del día mediante la sombra proyectada por un gnomon sobre una superficie calibrada, generalmente circular.

A timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial.

1. Timekeeping deviceB2formal

   An instrument that shows the time of day by the position of the shadow cast by a central pointer (gnomon) onto a marked surface.

   reloj de sol

   • The garden featured an ancient stone sundial.
   • Before clocks were invented, people used a sundial to tell time.
   • The sundial's shadow pointed directly at the number twelve.