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stilo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gnomon noun The pillar, rod or pointer that tells the time by casting a shadow, especially the pointer on a sundial.
  • style noun A distinctive way of writing, speaking, dressing, or doing something.
  • stylus noun An old tool like a thin rod, pointed at one end for scratching words onto clay or wax tablets, with a flat end for rubbing them out.

Senses

stilo is used for these senses in English:

  • gnomon An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. [from mid 16th c.]
  • style (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
  • style A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
  • stylus (writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

gnomon — full definition

  1. noun The pillar, rod or pointer that tells the time by casting a shadow, especially the pointer on a sundial.
  2. noun In geometry, the L-shaped figure left when a smaller similar parallelogram is cut from a corner of a larger one.

style — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive way of writing, speaking, dressing, or doing something.
  2. noun A particular design or artistic form, especially in architecture, fashion, or art.
  3. verb To design, arrange, or present something in a particular way.
  4. verb To address or refer to someone by a particular title or name.
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