gnomon

[ noh-mon ]

/ ˈnoʊ mɒn /

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noun

the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.

an early astronomical instrument consisting of a vertical shaft, column, or the like, for determining the altitude of the sun or the latitude of a position by measuring the length of its shadow cast at noon.

Geometry. (formerly) the part of a parallelogram that remains after a similar parallelogram has been taken away from one of its corners.

Origin of gnomon

1540–50; <Latin gnōmōn pin of a sundial <Greek gnṓmōn literally, interpreter, discerner

Words nearby gnomon

gnocchi, gnome, gnomic, gnomist, gnomology, gnomon, gnomonic, -gnomy, gnosia, gnosis, Gnossus

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Example sentences from the Web for gnomon

There is therefore in every Parallelogramme a double Gnomon; as in these two examples.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus
No doubt, however, it was a sun-dial, or gnomon of some kind.
The Story of Eclipses|George Chambers
The earliest sun-dials were of this pattern, with a vertical pointer of gnomon, and the hours marked upon the ground.
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley
The other dial had some half-worn hour-marks, but no gnomon.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1|Nathaniel Hawthorne

Let A be the centre of a plane surface, and B the point to which the shadow of the gnomon reaches in the morning.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius

British Dictionary definitions for gnomon

gnomon

/ (ˈnəʊmɒn) /

noun

the stationary arm that projects the shadow on a sundial

a geometric figure remaining after a parallelogram has been removed from one corner of a larger parallelogram

Derived forms of gnomon

gnomonic, adjectivegnomonically, adverb

Word Origin for gnomon

C16: from Latin, from Greek: interpreter, from gignōskein to know

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单词	gnomon
释义	gnomon [ noh-mon ] / ˈnoʊ mɒn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gnomon ON THESAURUS.COM noun the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style. an early astronomical instrument consisting of a vertical shaft, column, or the like, for determining the altitude of the sun or the latitude of a position by measuring the length of its shadow cast at noon. Geometry. (formerly) the part of a parallelogram that remains after a similar parallelogram has been taken away from one of its corners. Origin of gnomon 1540–50; <Latin gnōmōn pin of a sundial <Greek gnṓmōn literally, interpreter, discerner Words nearby gnomon gnocchi, gnome, gnomic, gnomist, gnomology, gnomon, gnomonic, -gnomy, gnosia, gnosis, Gnossus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gnomon There is therefore in every Parallelogramme a double Gnomon; as in these two examples. The Way To Geometry\|Peter Ramus No doubt, however, it was a sun-dial, or gnomon of some kind. The Story of Eclipses\|George Chambers The earliest sun-dials were of this pattern, with a vertical pointer of gnomon, and the hours marked upon the ground. Time Telling through the Ages\|Harry Chase Brearley The other dial had some half-worn hour-marks, but no gnomon. Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1\|Nathaniel Hawthorne Let A be the centre of a plane surface, and B the point to which the shadow of the gnomon reaches in the morning. Ten Books on Architecture\|Vitruvius British Dictionary definitions for gnomon gnomon / (ˈnəʊmɒn) / noun the stationary arm that projects the shadow on a sundial a geometric figure remaining after a parallelogram has been removed from one corner of a larger parallelogram Derived forms of gnomon gnomonic, adjectivegnomonically, adverb Word Origin for gnomon C16: from Latin, from Greek: interpreter, from gignōskein to know Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gnomon dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, alarm clock, time-keeper
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gnomon

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