Etymology

gnomonics

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Today it means: The science, art and craft of designing and constructing sundials. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γνωμονικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγνωμονικός“concerning sundials”
  2. English todaygnomonics

From Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “concerning sundials”) (also attested as ἡ γνωμονική (hē gnōmonikḗ, “the art of making sundials”)).

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