How many syllables in sundial?

There are 3 syllables in the word sundial.

How to pronounce sundial:

sundial (noun):: timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial.; an instrument to show the time of day by the shadow of a gnomon on a usually horizontal plate or on a cylindrical surface

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