Definition of Gnomanical
{ Gno*mon"ic (?), Gno*mon"ic*al (?), }
a. [L. gnomonicus, Gr. &?;: cf. F.
gnomonique. See Gnomon.] Of or pertaining to the
gnomon, or the art of dialing.
Gnomonic projection, a projection of the
circles of the sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the
center of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent to the
surface of the sphere. "The gnomonic projection derives
its name from the connection between the methods of describing it and
those for the construction of a gnomon or dial." Cyc. of Arts &
Sciences.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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