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gnomonist

/ˈnəʊmənɪst/

gnomonist noun: one skilled in gnomonics; a person who makes sundials.

Noun

gnomonist (plural gnomonists)

  1. One skilled in gnomonics; a person who makes sundials.
    • enable the Gnomonist to make Accurate Dials1688, Robert Doyle, A Disquisition about the Final Causes of Natural Things
    • There exist other procedures, current among astronomers and mariners, which require instruments not usually available to the gnomonists;2012, René R.J. Rohr, Sundials: History, Theory, and Practice

Forms of gnomonist

pluralgnomonists

Questions about gnomonist

What does gnomonist mean?
Gnomonist means one skilled in gnomonics; a person who makes sundials.
What part of speech is gnomonist?
Gnomonist is a noun.
How do you pronounce gnomonist?
Gnomonist is pronounced /ˈnəʊmənɪst/.
What is the plural of gnomonist?
The plural of gnomonist is gnomonists.

Words near gnomonist in the dictionary

  1. gnomonic projection
  2. gnomonic projections
  3. gnomonical
  4. gnomonically
  5. gnomonics
  6. gnomonist
  7. gnomonists
  8. gnomonological
  9. gnomonologies
  10. gnomonology
  11. gnomons

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