Gnomonic
//nəʊˈmɒnɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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.
Related phrases
More for "gnomonic"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.