sundial
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The meaning (definition) of the word sundial
an outdoor clock that tells time using the sun and a shadow
The word sundial used in a sentence
“A sundial uses shadows from the sun to show time.”
The plural of the word sundial
sundials
How the word sundial is said around the world
| French | cadran solaire (kahd-RAHN soh-LER) |
| Spanish | reloj de sol (ray-LOHKH thay sohl) |
| Mandarin | 日晷 (rir gway) |
| Hindi | धूपघड़ी (DOO-puhg-ree) |
| Arabic | مزولة (MEEZ-wah-lah) |
| Russian | солнечные часы (SOHL-nyeechy-ni-yi chyah-SI) |
| Portuguese (EU) | relógio de sol (ray-LAWZH-yuu di sawl) |
| Portuguese (BR) | relógio de sol (khay-LAWZH-yuu jew sawl) |
| Japanese | 日時計 (nee-chee-jee-KAY) |
| German | Sonnenuhr (ZAW-nuh-noor) |
| Urdu | دھوپ گھڑی (dohp GU-ree) |
| Punjabi | ਧੁੱਪ ਘੜੀ (DHUP KAH-ree) |
| Korean | 해시계 (he-SEEG-yay) |
| Hebrew | שָׁעוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ (shah-OH-nuh SHAY-maysh) |
| Greek | ηλιακό ωρολόγιο (ee-lyah-KOH oh-roh-LOH-yoh) |
| Dutch | zonnewijzer (ZAW-nuh-vei-zuhr) |
| Tagalog | sundial (soon-DEE-ahl) |
| Vietnamese | đồng hồ mặt trời (dohng hoh maht chury) |
| Turkish | güneş saati (gyew-NESH sahti) |
| Persian | ساعت آفتابی (SAH-t AHF-tah-bee) |
| Polish | zegar słoneczny (ZE-gahr swaw-NECH-ni) |
| Ukrainian | сонячний годинник (soh-NYAHCH-niy hoh-din-NIK) |
| Bengali | সূর্যঘড়ি (SHOO-ra-gawr) |
| Swedish | solur (SOO-loor) |
| Italian | meridiana (may-reed-YAH-nah) |
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