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Gnomon
Definition
noun | indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial
Hyphenation
gno-mon (6 letters | 2 syllables)
First known use in English
1546 (European Renaissance) (480 years ago)
Word origins
Latin | Modern Greek
Word frequency history
Inflected form
gnomons
Broader terms
indicator
Lexically close words
Solomon
Anagrams
(none among common words)
Other notable uses
gnomon.com | gnomon.org
Crossword puzzle clue
Early astronomical instrument (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)
Scrabble score
9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)
Phone keypad digits
(???) ?46-6666