Gnomonic Definition

nōmänik
adjective
Of a gnomon, or sundial.
Webster's New World
Of the measurement of time by sundials.
Webster's New World

(cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.

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Origin of Gnomonic

  • Latin gnomonicus, Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikos, “judging by rule”): compare French gnomonique. See gnomon.

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GGNGNO

Words Ending With

CICNIC

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Words Starting With G and Ending With C

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