Etymology

gnomonic

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Today it means: Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations. Full definition →

Latin gnōmonicus ← Ancient Greek γνωμονικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγνωμονικός“judging by rule”
  2. Latin · derived fromgnōmonicus
  3. English todaygnomonic

From Latin gnōmonicus, Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “judging by rule”). Compare French gnomonique. See gnomon.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγνωμονικός all →

gnomonics

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