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Gnomonic

//nəʊˈmɒnɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations. not-comparable

Etymology

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

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