Gnomon
Definition of Gnomon
Gno´mon
n.
1.
1.
(Dialing)
The
style
or
pin
,
which
by
its
shadow
,
shows
the
hour
of
the
day
.
It
is
usually
set
parallel
to
the
earth
'
s
axis
.
2.
(Astron.)
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
.
3.
(Geom.)
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
.
4.
The
index
of
the
hour
circle
of
a
globe
.
Related Words
indicator
,
sundial
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