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gnomonic

/nəʊˈmɒnɪk/

gnomonic adjective: showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.

Adjective

gnomonic (not comparable)

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

Origin of gnomonic

From Latin gnōmonicus, Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “judging by rule”). Compare French gnomonique. See gnomon.

Words formed from gnomonic

Phrases with gnomonic

Questions about gnomonic

What does gnomonic mean?
Gnomonic means showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.
What part of speech is gnomonic?
Gnomonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gnomonic?
Gnomonic is pronounced /nəʊˈmɒnɪk/.

Words near gnomonic in the dictionary

  1. gnomologists
  2. gnomology
  3. gnomometry
  4. gnomon
  5. gnomoniaceous
  6. gnomonic
  7. gnomonic projection
  8. gnomonic projections
  9. gnomonical
  10. gnomonically
  11. gnomonics

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