gnomon

English

Etymology

From Latin gnomon, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnōmōn, “indicator”), related to γιγνώσκω (gignōskō, “I know”) and γνῶσις (gnōsis, “knowledge”).

Noun

Wikipedia gnomon (plural gnomons)

1. The pointer on a sundial.
2. (geometry) A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram.

Related terms

• gnomonics

Translations

pointer on a sundial

• French: style (fr) m
• German: Gnomon (de) m
• Irish: snáthaid (ga) f, snáthaid chlog gréine (ga) f

• Italian: gnomone (it) m
• Polish: wskazówka zegara słonecznego f
• Russian: гномон (ru) (gnomón) m
• Spanish: estilo (es) m

External links

• gnomon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• gnomon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• gnomon at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Noun

gnomon

1. accusative singular of gnomo