gnomonic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəʊˈmɒnɪk/

Adjective

gnomonic (not comparable)

1. (cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.

Derived terms

• gnomonic projection

Translations

showing all great circles as straight lines

• Finnish: gnomoninen (fi)
• French: gnomonique (fr)
• Hungarian: gnomonikus, gnomikus, gömbközépponti
• Irish: nómanach
• Polish: gnomoniczny

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