gno·mon (n  m n , -m n)n. 1. An object, such as the style of a sundial, that projects a shadow used as an indicator. 2. The geometric figure that remains after a parallelogram has been removed from a similar but larger parallelogram with which it shares a corner. [Latin gn mn, from Greek, interpreter, pointer of a sundial, from gignskein, to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]gno·mon ic, gno·moni·cal adj. |
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