Korean Meaning of gnomon

표침

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Definitions and Meaning of gnomon in English

Wordnet

gnomon (n)

indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

Webster

gnomon (n.)

The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis.

A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations. Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow.

The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.

The index of the hour circle of a globe.

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표침

indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundialThe style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is u

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gnomology => 격언집, gnomological => 격언적, gnomologic => 격언적인, gnomish => GNOMISH, gnomically => 격언적인,