ALL meanings of gnomon
gno·mon
G g - noun gnomon the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style. 1
- noun gnomon an early astronomical instrument consisting of a vertical shaft, column, or the like, for determining the altitude of the sun or the latitude of a position by measuring the length of its shadow cast at noon. 1
- noun gnomon Geometry. (formerly) the part of a parallelogram that remains after a similar parallelogram has been taken away from one of its corners. 1
- noun gnomon The projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow. 1
- noun gnomon The pointer on a sundial. 0
- noun gnomon (geometry) A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram. 0
- noun gnomon the stationary arm that projects the shadow on a sundial 0
- noun gnomon a geometric figure remaining after a parallelogram has been removed from one corner of a larger parallelogram 0
- noun gnomon a column or pin on a sundial, etc. that casts a shadow indicating the time of day 0
- noun gnomon the part of a parallelogram remaining after a similar, smaller parallelogram has been taken from one of its corners 0