gnomonicadj.n.

Brit.

/nəʊˈmɒnɪk/, U.S.

/noʊˈmɑnɪk/

Forms: Also 1600s gnomonicke, gnomonique.

Etymology: < Latin gnōmonicus (French gnomonique ), < Greek γνωμονικός , < γνώμων gnomon n.

A. adj.

a. Pertaining to the gnomon or sun-dial, or to the measuring of time, etc. by means of this. gnomonic column (see quot. 1728).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [adjective] > of or relating to sundials

gnomonical1570

gnomonic1601

sandy1607

gnomical1611

stylar1614

sciatherical1615

direct1659

skiagraphical1690

sciatheric1700

solar1728

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 35 The Gnomonicke art.

1673 Philos. Trans. 1672 (Royal Soc.) 7 5151 The whole Science Gnomonique.

1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 154 [He] may have given him a Dial furnish'd with a Magnetic Needle, rather than an Ordinary Gnomonic [Wks. 1744 IV. 539/1 gnomical] Dial.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Column Gnomonic Column, a Cylinder, whereon the Hour of the Day is represented by the Shadow of a Style.

1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 632 The gnomonic phenomena of the year of complete days recurred at the interval of this cycle.

b. gnomonic projection n. (See quot. 1866.)The principle of gnomonic projection is especially used in the construction of star maps.

ΚΠ

1706 W. Jones Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos A iv b With the Laws of the..Gnomonic Projection of the Sphere.

1858 (title) Stanford's maps of the paths of comets..drawn by J. Breen on six maps on the gnomonic projection.

1866 R. A. Proctor Handbk. Stars 16 The first point we meet with suitable for a centre of projection is the centre of the sphere. A projection having this point as centre is called gnomonic from its relation to the art of dialling.

2. transferred in nonce-uses.

a. That indicates like a gnomon.

ΚΠ

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1818) III. 79 Spurzheim's Cranioscopy (a scheme, the indicative or gnomonic parts of which have a stronger support in facts than the theory in reason or common sense).

b. Resembling a gnomon (cf. gnomon n. 1c).

ΚΠ

1859 L. F. Simpson Handbk. Dining (1865) xi. 111 M. H. R. turned his gnomonic nose to the west.

3. ? Misused for gnomic adj.¹ (But cf. gnomon n. 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [adjective]

sententiala1475

sententious1542

topic1581

apophthegmatical?1589

topical1594

adagial1647

aphoristical1661

gnomonic1706

axiomatical1738

gnomologic1751

aphoristic1753

maximical1779

apophthegmatic1796

aphorismic1798

gnomic1815

aphorismatic1822

axiomatic1835

maximic1854

aphorismical1880

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Gnomonick, full of Sentences, as the Gnomonick Poets, Writers of Sententious Verses.

1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist i. §1. 6 The Jewish sages..made use of apologues, and uttered gnomonic sayings.

1884 Church Times 569/1 It is easy to fish a gnomonic saying out of the voluminous writings of the Fathers.

B. n.

1. Plural gnomonics (rarely singular gnomonic = Latin gnōmonica, -icē, Greek γνωμονική): the art of dialling. Obsolete exc. Historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > [noun] > dialling

dialling1570

gnomonic1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Gnomonick, the Art of Dyalling; consisting in the knowledge of the scituation, lying or measure of any place or Country.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 269 The Cylindrical Dyal in Corpus Christi College Quadrangle..is a fine old piece of Gnomonicks.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Gnomonica, Gnomonice, or Gnomonicks, the Art of Dialling; or of drawing Sun and Moon Dials, &c., on any given Plane.

1792 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. (new ed.) I. 79 One part of this [astrology] is gnomonics, which is exercised in settling the dimension of the horary gnomons.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 155 Another important result of the doctrine of the sphere was Gnomonick or Dialling.

1876 H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke I. ii. 56 He lectured..also on optics and gnomonics.

†2. ¶ A gnomic verse. Obsolete. rare. (Cf. A. 3.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > didactic poem > gnomic poem

gnomonic1688

1688 J. Ogilby tr. G. de Magaillans Hist. China 96 There are also several Gnomonics or Verses containing Precepts, which are sung at their Funerals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gnomonic
释义	gnomonicadj.n. Brit. /nəʊˈmɒnɪk/, U.S. /noʊˈmɑnɪk/ Forms: Also 1600s gnomonicke, gnomonique. Etymology: < Latin gnōmonicus (French gnomonique ), < Greek γνωμονικός , < γνώμων gnomon n. A. adj. 1. a. Pertaining to the gnomon or sun-dial, or to the measuring of time, etc. by means of this. gnomonic column (see quot. 1728). ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [adjective] > of or relating to sundials gnomonical1570 gnomonic1601 sandy1607 gnomical1611 stylar1614 sciatherical1615 direct1659 skiagraphical1690 sciatheric1700 solar1728 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 35 The Gnomonicke art. 1673 Philos. Trans. 1672 (Royal Soc.) 7 5151 The whole Science Gnomonique. 1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 154 [He] may have given him a Dial furnish'd with a Magnetic Needle, rather than an Ordinary Gnomonic [Wks. 1744 IV. 539/1 gnomical] Dial. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Column Gnomonic Column, a Cylinder, whereon the Hour of the Day is represented by the Shadow of a Style. 1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 632 The gnomonic phenomena of the year of complete days recurred at the interval of this cycle. b. gnomonic projection n. (See quot. 1866.)The principle of gnomonic projection is especially used in the construction of star maps. ΚΠ 1706 W. Jones Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos A iv b With the Laws of the..Gnomonic Projection of the Sphere. 1858 (title) Stanford's maps of the paths of comets..drawn by J. Breen on six maps on the gnomonic projection. 1866 R. A. Proctor Handbk. Stars 16 The first point we meet with suitable for a centre of projection is the centre of the sphere. A projection having this point as centre is called gnomonic from its relation to the art of dialling. 2. transferred in nonce-uses. a. That indicates like a gnomon. ΚΠ 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1818) III. 79 Spurzheim's Cranioscopy (a scheme, the indicative or gnomonic parts of which have a stronger support in facts than the theory in reason or common sense). b. Resembling a gnomon (cf. gnomon n. 1c). ΚΠ 1859 L. F. Simpson Handbk. Dining (1865) xi. 111 M. H. R. turned his gnomonic nose to the west. 3. ? Misused for gnomic adj.¹ (But cf. gnomon n. 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [adjective] sententiala1475 sententious1542 topic1581 apophthegmatical?1589 topical1594 adagial1647 aphoristical1661 gnomonic1706 axiomatical1738 gnomologic1751 aphoristic1753 maximical1779 apophthegmatic1796 aphorismic1798 gnomic1815 aphorismatic1822 axiomatic1835 maximic1854 aphorismical1880 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Gnomonick, full of Sentences, as the Gnomonick Poets, Writers of Sententious Verses. 1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist i. §1. 6 The Jewish sages..made use of apologues, and uttered gnomonic sayings. 1884 Church Times 569/1 It is easy to fish a gnomonic saying out of the voluminous writings of the Fathers. B. n. 1. Plural gnomonics (rarely singular gnomonic = Latin gnōmonica, -icē, Greek γνωμονική): the art of dialling. Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > [noun] > dialling dialling1570 gnomonic1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Gnomonick, the Art of Dyalling; consisting in the knowledge of the scituation, lying or measure of any place or Country. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 269 The Cylindrical Dyal in Corpus Christi College Quadrangle..is a fine old piece of Gnomonicks. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Gnomonica, Gnomonice, or Gnomonicks, the Art of Dialling; or of drawing Sun and Moon Dials, &c., on any given Plane. 1792 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. (new ed.) I. 79 One part of this [astrology] is gnomonics, which is exercised in settling the dimension of the horary gnomons. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 155 Another important result of the doctrine of the sphere was Gnomonick or Dialling. 1876 H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke I. ii. 56 He lectured..also on optics and gnomonics. †2. ¶ A gnomic verse. Obsolete. rare. (Cf. A. 3.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > didactic poem > gnomic poem gnomonic1688 1688 J. Ogilby tr. G. de Magaillans Hist. China 96 There are also several Gnomonics or Verses containing Precepts, which are sung at their Funerals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1601
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