"gnomonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /nəʊˈmɒnɪk/
Etymology: From Latin gnōmonicus, Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “judging by rule”). Compare French gnomonique. See gnomon. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|gnōmonicus}} Latin gnōmonicus, {{uder|en|grc|γνωμονικός||judging by rule}} Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “judging by rule”), {{cog|fr|gnomonique}} French gnomonique Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gnomonic (not comparable)
  1. (cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: gnomonic projection Translations (showing all great circles as straight lines): gnomoninen (Finnish), gnomonique (French), gnomonikus (Hungarian), gnomikus (Hungarian), gömbközépponti (Hungarian), nómanach (Irish), gnomoniczny (Polish)

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