![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
Research Home
Tools Art & Architecture Thesaurus Full Record Display
|
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![Art & Architecture Thesaurus Full Record Display](/research/tools/vocabularies/images/header_aat_record_display.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![Previous Page](/research/tools/vocabularies/images/previous_page.gif) |
![Help](/global/images/global_help.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
Click the icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
![](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
sun compasses (compasses (direction indicators), horizontal angle measuring devices, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
|
Note: Navigational devices that utilize the shadow of a pin and accompanying dial to facilitate use of the sun in measuring direction. |
Terms: |
|
sun compasses (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
|
sun compass (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
|
solar compass (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,SN)
|
compasses, solar (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
|
compasses, sun (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
|
solar compasses (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
|
日規 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
|
太陽羅盤 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
|
rì guī (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
|
ri gui (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
|
jih kuei (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
|
zonnekompassen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
|
zonnekompas (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
|
compas solaire (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
|
Sonnenkompasse (C,U,German,D,PN)
|
Sonnenkompass (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
|
compases de sol (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
|
compás de sol (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
|
|
Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TN |
Hierarchical Position:
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
|
![Hierarchy of Objects Facet](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
Objects Facet |
|
![Hierarchy of Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of Measuring Devices (hierarchy name)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
........ Measuring Devices (hierarchy name) (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of measuring devices (instruments)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
............ measuring devices (instruments) (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of <measuring devices for extent>](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
................ <measuring devices for extent> (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of distance measuring devices](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
.................... distance measuring devices (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of angle measuring devices](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
........................ angle measuring devices (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of horizontal angle measuring devices](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
............................ horizontal angle measuring devices (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of compasses (direction indicators)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
................................ compasses (direction indicators) (G) |
|
![Hierarchy of sun compasses](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif)
![](/global/images/ghost.gif) |
.................................... sun compasses (G) |
Additional Notes: |
|
Chinese (traditional) ..... 利用陽光的照射,依照指針陰影落於刻度盤上的位置,來測量方向的航行用裝置。 |
Dutch ..... Navigatie-instrumenten die gebruik maken van de schaduw van een naald en bijbehorende schaalverdeling om het mogelijk te maken de zon te gebruiken bij het vaststellen van een richting. |
German ..... Navigationsinstrument, bei dem der Schatten einer Nadel auf einer dazugehörigen Peilscheibe es ermöglicht, die Sonne zur Richtungsbestimmung zu nutzen. |
Spanish ..... Instrumentos de navegación que utilizan la sombra de una púa junto con un cuadrante para aprovechar el uso del sol al medir direcciones. |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
|