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Recent Examples of sundial
Many older Ladakhi homes have an opening that lets the first rays of sun fall directly onto these earthen stoves, not only warming them before the cooking begins but also turning them into sundials.
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Smitha Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2023
The story of precision timing begins with primitive yet ingenious methods like sundials and water clocks, markers of humanity's first steps in timekeeping.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
From ancient sundials to today's atomic clocks, the quest to quantify time has profoundly influenced civilization.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Bill Nye helps create a sundial at Cornell University that glows when the Sun reaches its daily peak in the sky.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2011
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Smitha Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2023
The story of precision timing begins with primitive yet ingenious methods like sundials and water clocks, markers of humanity's first steps in timekeeping.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
From ancient sundials to today's atomic clocks, the quest to quantify time has profoundly influenced civilization.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Bill Nye helps create a sundial at Cornell University that glows when the Sun reaches its daily peak in the sky.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundial
Noun
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Cole Haan Signature Slick Wrap Coat Kate’s burgundy coat had an hourglass shape that’s similar to this Cole Haan wrap coat, which is $250 off today.Clint Davis, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The cut enhances an hourglass silhouette and goes with anything.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
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Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
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The story of precision timing begins with primitive yet ingenious methods like sundials and water clocks, markers of humanity's first steps in timekeeping.Markus Lutz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Scouts in attendance shared knowing glances and compared stopwatches.Kalyn Kahler, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
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His times were taken by hand on stopwatches that only went to 10ths of a second.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Sundial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundial. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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