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gnomon in Polish

gnomon in Polish is gnomon — gnomon means the pillar, rod or pointer that tells the time by casting a shadow, especially the pointer on a sundial.

gnomon in Polish

gnomon
noun

What does "gnomon" mean?

  1. noun The pillar, rod or pointer that tells the time by casting a shadow, especially the pointer on a sundial.
    "The shadow of the gnomon fell across the number on the sundial."
  2. noun In geometry, the L-shaped figure left when a smaller similar parallelogram is cut from a corner of a larger one.
    "The diagram shows a gnomon left over after a smaller square is cut from a larger one."
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gnomon in a sentence

  • The shadow of the gnomon fell across the number on the sundial.
  • A brass gnomon stood at the center of the garden sundial.
  • The diagram shows a gnomon left over after a smaller square is cut from a larger one.
  • In the textbook, the shaded gnomon marks the region between the two parallelograms.

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What is "gnomon" in Polish?
"gnomon" in Polish is gnomon. gnomon means: The pillar, rod or pointer that tells the time by casting a shadow, especially the pointer on a sundial.
How do you use "gnomon" in a sentence?
Example: "The shadow of the gnomon fell across the number on the sundial." In Polish, "gnomon" is gnomon.
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