8462. You mean the metal door right? you know the prisoners that are more down in the room? Ask them, they give key clues.
it sets a shadow on the hour that it is
the shadow of the sundial is just called a shadow
A sundial typically consists of a flat plate called the dial face, a rod called the style that casts a shadow on the dial, and markings on the dial to indicate the time as the shadow moves. Some sundials may also have a base or pedestal for stability and orientation.
The projecting piece of a sundial that shows the time by its shadow is called a gnomon. It is usually a thin rod or triangular blade that extends from the dial plate. The position of the gnomon's shadow on the dial indicates the time.
The only really practical usage I can think of is indicating the time on a Sun Dial. Thus the dial needs a fin-like shadow pointer called a Gnomon ( pronounced Nomon) The shadow is actually read off for the time of day.
The projecting piece of the sundial that shows the time by its shadow is called a gnomon. It is typically a thin rod or plate that extends from the dial's face and casts a shadow onto the dial's surface to indicate the time.
due to ray of light[sun]
Dial the correct number to open the lock. There is a combination dial on the machine.
A sundial is an outdoor device that shows the time by casting a shadow onto a dial marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. The position of the shadow changes as the sun moves across the sky, allowing people to tell time based on the angle of the shadow.
A gnomon is the upright piece of a sundial, and it is the part that casts its shadow down onto the dial to indicate local solar time.
The `Gnomon` is the part of the shadow clock, or sun dial, that casts a shadow onto the face from the sun, so that the time can be read.
The sun dial was used for telling time. The sundial would cast a shadow so people know what time of day it was by where the shadow fell.