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gnomonic
adjective
(4)
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gnomonic
[ noh-
mon
-ik ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
adjective
of or relating to a
gnomon
or to a sundial.
of or relating to the measurement of time by a gnomon or a sundial.
gnomic
2
.
of, relating to, or noting a map projection in which all great circles are depicted as straight lines:
a gnomonic chart.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
gnomonic
1
1595–1605; <
Latin
gnōmonicus
“of, belonging to a gnomon” <
Greek
gnōmonikós.
See
gnomon
,
-ic
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