NOUN | artifact | gnomon | indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial |
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Meaning | indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial. | |
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Part of | sundial | timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial |
Broader | indicator | A device for showing the operating condition of some system |
Spanish | estilo, gnomon | |
Catalan | gnòmon |
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