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gnomon
gno·mon
[
nṓ mòn,
nṓmən
]
(
plural
gno·mons
)
noun
Definition:
1.
arm of sundial:
the arm of a sundial, used to show the time of day by the position of its shadow
2.
part of parallelogram:
the part of a parallelogram that is left when a smaller similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner
[
Mid-16th century. Directly or via French or Latin< Greek
gnōmōn
"indicator" <
gignōskein
"know"
]
gno·mon·ic
[
nō mónnik
]
adjective
gno·mon·i·cal·ly
[
nō mónnikəlee
]
adverb
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gno·mon·ic [ nō mónnik ] adjectivegno·mon·i·cal·ly [ nō mónnikəlee ] adverb
