sundial

noun

Definition of sundialnext
as in hourglass

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Recent Examples of sundial Not only this, but fascinated by the sundials and time-telling monuments inside the course, Hovland reportedly skipped swing practice to soak in the heritage. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 The executive hinted that the collaboration with Arsham, who marked his appointment as Hublot ambassador by carving a large-scale sundial in ice, could continue to evolve further. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 The most arresting gallery in the Aegean, set beneath Jeff Koons’ gorgeous sundial. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Days sometimes may feel like mere hours when times are good, and the moments may barely tick by in a dull day, but the passage of Earth around the sun hasn’t changed in an easily measurable way since humans first started using sundials. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sundial
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  1. hourglass
  2. clepsydra
  3. water clock
  4. stopwatch
Noun
  • By 1974, Parton was out on her own, and her signature public image — the blond wigs, the cleavage-baring outfits that showed off her hourglass figure — was cast in stone.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the mobile app, an hourglass icon takes you to expiration control.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hourglass
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  • Time is kept with a clepsydra, an antique clock consisting of a coconut shell with a hole in it floating in a bucket of water.
    — Paul Salopek, History & Culture, 4 Dec. 2020
Definition of clepsydra
Noun
  • Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His intricate water clocks and automata were not only practical but also visually appealing.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of water clock
Noun
  • But then scientists found a lake with sediment records that worked more like a stopwatch.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The judgment came out of the cooper's hands and went into the jig, the gauge, the sequence, the stopwatch.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopwatch

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