"gnomon" Definition

Definitions for the word "gnomon" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations. Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The index of the hour circle of a globe.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Rod or pin etc. On a sundial, showing the time by its shadow. [greek, = indicator]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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