GNOMON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gnomon mean? 

• GNOMON (noun)
  The noun GNOMON has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GNOMON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GNOMON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gnomon" is a kind of...):

indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)

Holonyms ("gnomon" is a part of...):

sundial (timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial)