Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gnomon
Gnomon
gnomon
n. 1 the rod or pin etc. on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow. 2 Geom. the part of a parallelogram left when a similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner. 3 Astron. a column etc. used in observing the sun's meridian altitude. Derivatives gnomonic adj. Etymology: F or L gnomon f. Gk gnomon indicator etc. f. gignosko know
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noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek gnōmōn interpreter, pointer on a sundial, from gignōskein Date: 1546 an object that by the position or length of its shadow serves as an indicator especially of the hour of the day: as, the pin of a sundial, a column or shaft erected perpendicular to the horizon, the remainder of a parallelogram after the removal of a similar parallelogram containing one of its corners ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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