gnomon

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English - Turkish
güneş saati mili
güneş saati
bir paralelkenann bir köşesinden daha küçük bir paralelkenar ayrılınca geriye kalan şekil
güneş saati ibresi
geom
(isim) güneş saati mili
Turkish - Turkish
Yazıcı uç adı verilen ve gölgesi düzlemsel bir yüzeye düşen basit bir çubuktan oluşmuş ilkel güneş saati
Güneşin durumunu öğrenmek için, gölgesi ölçülen dikili taş
Gölgesi düzlemsel bir yüzeye düşen basit bir çubuktan oluşmuş ilkel güneş saati
Güneş saati
English - English
A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram
The pointer on a sundial
The index of the hour circle of a globe
sundial; a stick or pole placed in the ground
The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df
indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial
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
It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis
The part of a sundial which casts the shadow, usually a rod or fin pointed at the celestial pole
A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations
A vertical pole which is used to ascertain the length of a shadow
The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day
A ``stick'' on a sundial that casts a shadow on the face of the sundial The postion and/or length of the shadow gives the time and date
Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow
{i} (Astronomy) device for finding the height of the Sun by measuring noontime shadows; vertical shaft of a sundial; (Geometry) what remains of a parallelogram after removing a similar parallelogram from one of its corners
gnomon

    Hyphenation

    gno·mon

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'nO-m&n, -"män ] (noun.) 1546. From Latin gnomon, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnōmōn, “indicator”), related to γιγνώσκω (gignōskō, “I know”) & γνώση (gnôsê, “knowledge”).
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