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sundial

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1199051 Last modified 11.10.2026
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
  • ajanäitur, mis näitab kellaaega Päikese näiva asukoha järgi taevas ajal, mil paistab otsene päikesevalgus
  • horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky
päikesekell
Usage examples
  • Päikesekell koosneb tasasest kellaplaadist ja päikesevardast, mis heidab plaadile varju. Kui Päike näiliselt üle taeva liigub, langeb vari erinevatele tunnijoontele, mis on kellaaja näitamiseks plaadile märgitud.
sundial
Usage examples
  • A sundial consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial. As the Sun appears to move through the sky, the shadow aligns with different hour-lines, which are marked on the dial to indicate the time of day.

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