geometry, a gnomon is a plane figure formed by removing a similar parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram; or, more generally, a figure that,...

A gnomon (/ˈnoʊˌmɒn, -mən/; from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn) 'one that knows or examines') is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The term is...

Look up gnomon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. Gnomon may also refer to: Gnomon (figure), in...

of the gnomon, though a single point or nodus may be used. The gnomon casts a broad shadow; the shadow of the style shows the time. The gnomon may be...

a golden gnomon. By trisecting its apex angle, a golden gnomon can be subdivided into a golden triangle and a golden gnomon. A golden gnomon and a golden...

The Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice is an astronomical measurement device located in the Church of Saint-Sulpice (Église Saint-Sulpice) in Paris, France. It is...

Gnomon is a 2017 science fiction novel by British author Nick Harkaway. The book deals with a state that exerts ubiquitous surveillance on its population...

The theorem of the gnomon states that certain parallelograms occurring in a gnomon have areas of equal size. In a parallelogram A B C D {\displaystyle...

trapezoidal number. The gnomon is the piece added to a figurate number to transform it to the next larger one. For example, the gnomon of the square number...

Genealogies of Genesis Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, 1832 Bengel's Gnomon on Matthew 1, accessed 20 November 2016 Numbers 1:2 and 1:7 Joshua 6:25...

circumference of the Earth in Ptolemaic Egypt. Using a vertical rod known as a gnomon and under the previous assumptions, he knew that at local noon on the summer...

into a gnomon of area A by cutting off a rectangular piece of dimensions a×½(b − a) and pasting this piece onto the side of the rectangle. The gnomon was...

If the apex angle of the golden gnomon is trisected, the trisector again subdivides it into a smaller golden gnomon and a golden triangle. The trisector...

name, as they wreak havoc across the city. Gnomon reveals that he is the one creating the metahumans. Gnomon claimed to have created the metahumans for...

projections could have played a role in Neolithic structures. Perforated gnomons projecting a pinhole image of the sun were described in the Chinese Zhoubi...

indicate a particular time or day. Each of the time dials has a pointer (gnomon) which should indicate a given time, the interpretation of which is frequently...

the Chinese text Zhoubi Suanjing (周髀算经), (The Arithmetical Classic of the Gnomon and the Circular Paths of Heaven) gives a reasoning for the Pythagorean...

illustrated, supported by a reclining figure, on the base of the Column of Antoninus Pius. The obelisk gnomon was still standing in the 8th century CE...

the shadow is longer than the gnomon that casts it. By performing a simple calculation, by figuring out how tall a gnomon would be if it cast a six-foot...

triangle highlighted via the colored lines in the illustration is a golden gnomon. sin ⁡ π 10 = sin ⁡ 18 ∘ = 5 − 1 4 = φ − 1 2 = 1 2 φ cos ⁡ π 10 = cos ⁡...

Northern hemisphere, where the clock face originated, the shadow of the gnomon on a horizontal sundial moves clockwise during the day. During the French...

method used in antiquity. An Egyptian obelisk constructed c. 3500 BC, a gnomon in China dated 2300 BC, and an Egyptian sundial dated 1500 BC are some of...

of the first CD-ROMs released in Japan. In 2004, Mead co-operated with Gnomon School of Visual Effects to produce a four-volume "how-to" DVD series titled...

to John B's father. Chased by the law and a wealthy group of Kooks from Figure Eight, the Pogues seek to overcome obstacles such as love, fighting, friendship...

difference in angles of the shadows cast by the sun on a vertical rod (a gnomon) in each city at noon on the summer solstice. The two cities used were Alexandria...

facade of Hotel de Ville, Paris in 2009 Madoff, Steven Henry, "Gnomon of Place, Gnomon of foreignness." Host & Guest catalogue for group exhibition at...

the moment of noontime during the day the length of the shadow cast by a gnomon Eventually, it became possible to characterize the passage of time with...

revátī cāśvayújau bhágaṃ ma ā́ me rayíṃ bháraṇya ā́ vahantu   The exact figure should be nearer 27.692308 days but 27.7 is near enough. Vaid, Vashisht...

proportions of the gnōmōn ("index"), or trigonometric tangents of angles of elevation to celestial bodies. They were measured on the gnōmōn, the vertical leg...

Physiognomy (from the Greek φύσις, 'physis', meaning "nature", and 'gnomon', meaning "judge" or "interpreter") or face reading is the practice of assessing...