n.
Pronunciation: ' n ō -m ə n, - ˌ män
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek gn ō m ō n interpreter, pointer on a sundial, from gign ō skein
Date: 1546
1 : an object that by the position or length of its shadow serves as an indicator especially of the hour of the day: as a : the pin of a sundial b : a column or shaft erected perpendicular to the horizon
2 : the remainder of a parallelogram after the removal of a similar parallelogram containing one of its corners
bcdefg gnomon 2