Shadow-Casting Blade on a Sundial

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Space Exploration, Group 902, Puzzle 2 (Magnetic Field).

Question is: Shadow-Casting Blade on a Sundial

and the answer is: GNOMON

Word Meaning:

GNOMON — An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.

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