gnomon

English - Turkish

Definition of gnomon in English Turkish dictionary

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

Definition of gnomon in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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

Definition of gnomon in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

gno·mon

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”).