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gnomon

the part of a sundial that casts a shadow
Class type of: artificial physical object Q236279

Facts

3 properties
Subclass of
artificial physical object[1]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4][5][6][7]
Said to be the same as
style, Ortostilo[2][3]
🏷️ Also known as
en gnomon ar ميل المزولة ar عقرب المزولة cs gnómon cs gnómón el Γνώμονας es estilo es aguja es stilo solar fa اشاره‌گر fr Le gnomon he גנומון hi नोमन hi शंकुक hi शंकुक या नोमन it gnomone it Falsostilo it Foro gnomonico it Gnomonico it Ortostilo
🔖 Identifiers · 17
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gnomon normalized.jpg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300197553
BNCF Thesaurus ID
60228
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
130924
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID
E0007294
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/gnomon-timekeeping-device
FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus ID
95359
Freebase ID
/m/0l50r
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
gnomon
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2365549
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
gnomon-103a55
Lex ID
gnomon
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
93977446
Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging
10293
Portable Antiquities Scheme object type ID
GNOMON
Quora topic ID
Gnomons
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
03447521-n

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Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Belongs to 1
sundial
Named after 1
Gnomon
← FactGrid item ID 1
North Ogden
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Influence

Things named for gnomon include Gnomon[8], a high proper-motion star[9].

Why It Matters

Entities named for gnomon include Gnomon[8], a high proper-motion star[9].

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  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7w ago · O Breixo · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 130924
    Subclass of → artificial physical object
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +1
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 2365549
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 130924"
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