Glossary term: Relógio de sol
Description: A posição do Sol no céu há muito tem sido usada para definir o tempo, com o meio-dia local correspondendo ao ponto de maior altura do Sol acima do horizonte e o dia definido, em sentido estrito, como o período entre o nascer e o pôr do sol e, em sentido mais amplo, como o intervalo de tempo entre um meio-dia local e o seguinte. Um relógio de sol é um dispositivo que projeta a direção do Sol em uma superfície com marcações, geralmente rastreando a sombra de um ponteiro alongado conhecido como “gnômon”. Quando essa sombra aponta para a marcação designada “12”, por exemplo, pode-se ler a hora como 12 horas. Relógios de sol simples mostram apenas a hora solar aparente, que está diretamente ligada à posição do Sol no céu. Versões mais elaboradas possuem recursos que permitem a determinação da hora solar média.
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In Other Languages
- Árabe: الساعة الشمسية
- Alemão: Sonnenuhr
- Inglês: Sundial
- Espanhol: Reloj de sol
- Francês: Cadran solaire
- Italiano: Meridiana
- Coreano: 해시계
- Chinês Simplificado: 日晷
- Chinês Tradicional: 日晷
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