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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreloj de sol
Pronunciation / Transliteration: reloj de sol
"El reloj de sol del patio necesita luz directa para funcionar."
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An instrument showing the time by the shadow of a gnomon cast by the sun on the surface of a plate.
"The old stone sundial in the garden indicated that it was nearly noon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sundial' originates from the Old English 'sundial', which combines 'sun' and 'dial', referring to a device that tells the time by the position of the sun's shadow. It has roots in ancient civilizations, where sundials were used for timekeeping as early as 1500 BC in Egypt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sundial" is said worldwide
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cadransolaire
Transliteration: cadran solaire
Script: cadran solaire
"Le cadran solaire indique l'heure grâce à l'ombre du gnomon."
Sonnenuhr
Transliteration: Sonnenuhr
"Die alte Sonnenuhr im Garten zeigt die Zeit an."
meridiana
Transliteration: meridiana
"La meridiana sul muro del palazzo segna le ore del giorno."
reloj de sol
Transliteration: reloj de sol
"El reloj de sol del patio necesita luz directa para funcionar."
relógio de sol
Transliteration: relógio de sol
"O relógio de sol é um dos instrumentos de medida de tempo mais antigos."
धूपघड़ी
Transliteration: dhoopghari
"जंतर-मंतर में एक विशाल धूपघड़ी स्थित है।"
日晷
Transliteration: rìguǐ
"古代中国人利用日晷来测量时间。"
해시계
Transliteration: haesigye
"경복궁에 가면 조선시대의 해시계를 볼 수 있습니다."
日時計
Transliteration: hidokei
"庭園の中央に古い日時計が置かれている。"
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