gnomon (Crossword)

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GNOMON - This is the part of a sundial which casts the shadow

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  1. Astronomical instrument
  2. Early astronomical instrument
  3. Greek invention
  4. Indicator
  5. Part of a sundial
  6. Part of a sundial that casts a shadow
  7. Sundial
  8. Sundial arm
  9. Sundial component
  10. Sundial part
  11. Sundial pointer
  12. Sundial shadow-caster
  13. Sundial style
  14. Sundial`s essential part
  15. Sundial`s shadow caster
  16. Sundial`s shadow-caster
  17. The raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow

Definitions of “gnomon”
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• The index of the hour circle of a globe
• The raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow
• A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon
• The projecting arm of a sundial, also known as the style
• The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day
• An early astronomical instrument consisting of a vertical shaft
• An object; such as, the style of a sundial, that projects a shadow used as an indicator
• Indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial
• A gnomon is the pin or triangular plate on a sundial which causes a shadow to be cast by the sun onto the graduated dial
• (figure) In geometry, a gnomon is a plane figure formed by removing a similar parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram

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