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gno·mon \ˈnōˌmän, -_mən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, from Greek gnōmōn interpreter, discerner, pointer on a sundial, carpenter's square, from gignōskein to know — more at know 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 style, pin, or vertical plate of an ordinary sundial usually set parallel to the earth's axis b. : a column or shaft erected perpendicular to the horizon and formerly used to find the sun's meridian altitude 2. : the remainder of a parallelogram after the removal of a similar parallelogram containing one of its corners 3. archaic : nose 4. obsolete : a rule of faith or conduct : canon, tenet [bcdefg gnomon 2] |