Gnomonics

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The art or science of dialing, or of constructing instruments to show the hour of the day or to aid in making astronomical observations by the shadow of a gnomon.
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  • noun. The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon.
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  • noun. The art of designing and constructing sundials
    • Word Usage
    "The Temple or Tower of the Winds, has been very justly termed "the most curious existing monument of the practical gnomonics of antiquity.""
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