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Definitions for Gnomon

[1] the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.
[2] 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.
[3] Geometry . (formerly) the part of a parallelogram that remains after a similar parallelogram has been taken away from one of its corners.
[4] the stationary arm that projects the shadow on a sundial
[5] a geometric figure remaining after a parallelogram has been removed from one corner of a larger parallelogram

Words related to Gnomon

dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, time-keeper

Words nearby Gnomon

gnocchi, gnome, gnomic, gnomist, gnomology, gnomon, gnomonic, gnosia, gnosis, gnossus, gnostic

Origin of Gnomon

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

Word origin for Gnomon

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

Synonyms for Gnomon

calendar, chronograph, chronometer, chronoscope, clepsydra, clock, dial, horologe, hourglass, metronome, pendulum, repeater, stopwatch, sundial, watch, alarm clock, isochronon, time-keeper