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gnomon in Persian

اشارهگر

/ˈnəʊˌmɒn/US/ˈnoʊˌmɑn/

gnomon in Persian: اشارهگر, شاخص (šâxes). In English, gnomon means an object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.

Persian words for gnomon

object used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it
اشارهگر, شاخص šâxes

English meaning of gnomon

  1. noun An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.
  2. noun An object such as a pillar used by an observer to calculate the meridian altitude of the sun (that is, the altitude of the sun when it reaches the observer's meridian), for the purpose of determining the observer's latitude.
  3. noun The index of the hour circle of a globe.
  4. noun A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram.

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Questions about gnomon in Persian

What is the meaning of gnomon in Persian?
Gnomon in Persian is اشارهگر, شاخص (šâxes).
معنی gnomon چیست؟
Gnomon: اشارهگر, شاخص (šâxes).
What does gnomon mean in English?
Gnomon means an object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.

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