gnōmon, ŏnis, m., = γνώμων,
the pin or style of a sundial , the gnomon , Plin. 2, 72, 74, § 182; Vitr. 1, 6; 9, 8; Mart. Cap. 6, 194.
·noun The index of the hour circle of a globe. II. Gnomon ·noun The style or pin, which by its shad...
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