Meanings
adjectivegnomonic (not comparable)
- not comparablecartographyShowing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγνωμονικός“judging by rule”
- Latingnōmonicus
- Englishgnomonic
From Latin gnōmonicus, Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “judging by rule”). Compare French gnomonique. See gnomon.
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Catalan gnomònic
- gnomònicshowing all great circles as straight lines
Finnish gnomoninen
- gnomoninenshowing all great circles as straight lines
French gnomonique
- gnomoniqueshowing all great circles as straight lines
Hungarian gnomonikus, gnomikus
- gnomonikusshowing all great circles as straight lines
- gnomikusshowing all great circles as straight lines
- gömbközéppontishowing all great circles as straight lines
Irish nómanach
- nómanachshowing all great circles as straight lines
Polish gnomoniczny
- gnomonicznyshowing all great circles as straight lines
Spanish gnomónico, nomónico
- gnomónicoshowing all great circles as straight lines
- nomónicoshowing all great circles as straight lines
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APA
gnomonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomonic
MLA
“gnomonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnomonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomonic.
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