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GNOMON
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I. (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)
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