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GNOMON

Dictionary entry overview: What does gnomon mean?

• GNOMON (noun)
The noun GNOMON has 1 sense:

1. indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

Familiarity information: GNOMON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GNOMON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gnomon" is a kind of...):

indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)

Holonyms ("gnomon" is a part of...):

sundial (timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial)

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