Word: sundial
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sun
di
al
Definition: A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
Morphemes:
Affix: sun
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
Affix: dial
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sundial; timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
Etymology Compounds: Affix: diālis
Language: la
Decoded: dialis
Meaning: daily, concerning the day