Gnomon word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "gnomon" word

[noun] indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

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\Gno"mon\, n. [L. gnomon, Gr. ? one that knows, the index of a sundial. See {Gnome}.] 1. (Dialing) The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis. 2. (Astron.) A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations. Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow. 3. (Geom.) The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df. 4. The index of the hour circle of a globe.

The fun area, different aproach to word »gnomon«

Let's analyse "gnomon" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NOMONG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1545 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. -. --- -- --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: gnomon: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: gnomon: 7 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 5 = 33, reduced: 33, and the final result is Thirty-Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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