transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnō-mən, -ˌmän ]
noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek gnōmōn interpreter, pointer on a sundial, from gignōskein
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
]