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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gnomone
"Lo gnomone della meridiana indica l'ora solare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The projecting piece of a sundial that casts the shadow.
"The shadow cast by the gnomon accurately indicated the position of the sun and the current hour." - 2
In geometry, a plane figure formed by removing a similar parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram, or more generally, a figure added to an existing shape to alter it while preserving its similarity.
"Pythagoras studied the gnomon as a fundamental building block in numerical and geometric growth patterns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'gnōmōn', meaning 'one that knows or examines' or 'interpreter', coming from the root 'gignōskein' (to know). Originally used in astronomy to describe the pin or rod of a sundial whose shadow indicates the hour, the term later expanded in mathematics and geometry to describe a figure that, when added to a given figure, makes a larger, similar figure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gnomon" is said worldwide
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gnomon
Transliteration: gnomon
"Le gnomon du cadran solaire projette une ombre précise."
Gnomon
Transliteration: Gnomon
"Der Gnomon wirft einen Schatten auf das Zifferblatt der Sonnenuhr."
gnomone
Transliteration: gnomone
"Lo gnomone della meridiana indica l'ora solare."
gnomon
Transliteration: gnomon
"El gnomon del reloj de sol proyecta una sombra indicadora."
gnómon
Transliteration: gnomon
"O gnómon projeta a sombra que marca as horas no relógio de sol."
शanku
Transliteration: shanku
"धूपघड़ी का शंकु समय दर्शाने के लिए छाया डालता है।"
日晷针
Transliteration: rì guǐ zhēn
"日晷针通过投射阴影来指示时间。"
그로몬
Transliteration: gromon
"해시계의 그로몬은 태양의 위치에 따라 그림자를 만듭니다."
日時計の針
Transliteration: hidokei no hari
"日時計の針が影を落として時刻を知らせる。"
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