Gnomon

  • 21Gnomon — Gno|mon 〈m.; s, mo|ne〉 ältestes Gerät zum Messen der Sonnenhöhe, ein senkrechter, auf horizontaler Unterlage stehender, schattenwerfender Stab, (Zeiger der) Sonnenuhr [<grch. gnomon] * * * Gnọmon   [griechisch »Richtschnur«] der, s/... mone,… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 22gnomon — (ghno mon) s. m. 1°   Espèce de grand style dont les astronomes se servent pour connaître la hauteur du soleil. •   On dit qu Anaximandre dressa à Lacédémone un gnomon, par le moyen duquel il observa les équinoxes et les solstices, et qu il… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23gnomon — /noh mon/, n. 1. the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style. See illus. under sundial. 2. an early astronomical instrument consisting of a vertical shaft, column, or the like, for determining the altitude of the sun or the… …

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  • 24gnomon — gno•mon [[t]ˈnoʊ mɒn[/t]] n. 1) hor the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style 2) math. the part of a parallelogram that remains after a similar parallelogram has been taken away from one of its corners • Etymology: 1540–50; < …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25gnomon — nomon o gnomon sustantivo masculino 1. Uso/registro: restringido. Barra que indica con su sombra las horas en los relojes de sol: El nomon estaba torcido y marcaba mal las horas. gnomon o nomon, (pronunciamos nomon ) …

    Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 26gnomon — n. 1 the rod or pin etc. on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow. 2 Geom. the part of a parallelogram left when a similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner. 3 Astron. a column etc. used in observing the sun s… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27gnomon — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek gnōmōn interpreter, pointer on a sundial, from gignōskein Date: 1546 1. an object that by the position or length of its shadow serves as an indicator especially of the hour of the day: as a. the pin of a sundial… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28Gnomon — Gno|mon der; s, ...mone <über lat. gnomon »Zeiger (an der Sonnenuhr)« aus gr. gno̅mōn »Richtschnur«> senkrecht stehender Stab, dessen Schattenlänge zur Bestimmung der Sonnenhöhe gemessen wird (für Sonnenuhren) …

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  • 29gnomon — [ nəʊmɒn] noun 1》 the projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time by its shadow. 2》 Geometry the part of a parallelogram left when a similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner. 3》 Astronomy a structure used in observing the sun s… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30gnomon — saulės laikrodis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Tikrojo saulinio laiko matuoklis. Jį sudaro plokštuma su ciferblatu ir strypas arba plokštelė, kurių šešėlis krinta ant ciferblato. atitikmenys: angl. sundial vok.… …

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