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Word: Gnomon
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek gnōmōn ‘indicator, carpenter's square’ (related to gignōskein ‘know’)
ˈnəʊmɒn
the projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow.
Short Definition:projecting piece on sundial that shows time by position of its shadow
the part of a parallelogram left when a similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner.
Short Definition:part of parallelogram left when similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner
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