= gnomonic, adj.

Pertaining to the gnomon or sun-dial, or to the measuring of time, etc. by means of this. gnomonic column (see quot. 1728).

Of or containing sand as used for measuring time. (Cf. sand-glass, n.) poetic.

= gnomonic, adj.

Pertaining to the ‘style’ or gnomon of a dial. Obsolete.

Intended for or concerned with the measurement or recording of shadows cast by the sun, esp. as a means of finding the time of day (as with a…

Of the sphere: Having the pole coinciding with the zenith (parallel sphere), or lying on the horizon (right sphere); not oblique. Of a sundial…

Of or relating to sundials and dialling. Cf. skiagrapher, n. 1. Obsolete.

= sciatherical, adj. Cf. gnomonic, adj. 1a.

Indicating time in relation to, or by means of, the sun.