Meanings
noungnomonics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe science, art and craft of designing and constructing sundials.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγνωμονικός“concerning sundials”
- Englishgnomonics
From Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “concerning sundials”) (also attested as ἡ γνωμονική (hē gnōmonikḗ, “the art of making sundials”)).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan gnomònica
- gnomònicaThe science and art of sundials
Dutch gnomonica, zonnewijzerkunde
- gnomonicaThe science and art of sundials
- zonnewijzerkundeThe science and art of sundials
Finnish gnomoniikka
- gnomoniikkaThe science and art of sundials
French gnomonique
- gnomoniqueThe science and art of sundials
German Gnomonik
- GnomonikThe science and art of sundials
Greek γνωμονική
- γνωμονική (gnomonikí)The science and art of sundials
Italian gnomonica
- gnomonicaThe science and art of sundials
Polish gnomonika
- gnomonikaThe science and art of sundials
Portuguese gnomónica
- gnomónicaThe science and art of sundials
Romanian gnomonică
- gnomonicăThe science and art of sundials
Russian гномо́ника
- гномо́ника (gnomónika)The science and art of sundials
Spanish gnomónica
- gnomónicaThe science and art of sundials
Swedish gnomonik
- gnomonikThe science and art of sundials
Ukrainian гномо́ніка
- гномо́ніка (hnomónika)The science and art of sundials
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gnomonics
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
gnomonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomonics
MLA
“gnomonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomonics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnomonics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomonics.
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