- angle
- The shape or space formed by two lines meeting at one point.
- axis
- A real or imaginary line about which an object turns or seems to turn.
- clogs
- Heavy shoes or sandals with a wooden sole.
- equator
- An imaginary circle on the earth halfway between the North and South Poles marking the dividing line between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- gnomon
- The pointer (stick) on a sundial, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis.
- hemisphere
- 1. Half of a sphere or globe. 2. One of the halves into which the earth is divided.
- hieroglyphics
- Ancient Egyptian style of writing based on picture symbols.
- horizon
- The line where the sky and the ground seem to meet.
- hour
- A period of time equal to 60 minutes.
- obelisk
- A tall four-sided pillar of stone that narrows to a pyramid shape on top.
- peasant
- In Europe or Asia, a small farmer or farm laborer.
- rotation
- A turning or moving about a central point.
- shadow
- A dark area made when rays of light are blocked by a person or thing.
- sundial
- A device that consists of a plate with numbers and a pointer that casts a shadow. It shows the time of day by the movement of the shadow across the numbers.
- timepiece
- Any instrument used to measure time; a watch or a clock.
- uniform
- The same throughout.
- vertical
- In a straight up and down position.