Meanings (ES + gloss)
reloj de sol • reloj solar
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.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning…
The birdbath includes a small gnomon that acts as a sundial with markings on the basin if it's aligned correctly with the sun.
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