D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sundial

/sŭn'-dīlˌ/ · Sun·di·al · IPA /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/
01 n. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.
  1. 1.
    An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.
Phrases & compounds
Sundial shell — any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.