GNOMON


Meaning of GNOMON in English

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

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