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Dial

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

An instrument formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface esp a sundial but there are lunar and astral dials The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earths axis but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical

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