{ 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.
Gno*mon"ic*al*ly (?), adv. According to the principles of the gnomonic
projection.
Gno*mon"ics (?), n. [See Gnomonic.] The art or science of dialing, or
of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a
gnomon.
Gno"mon*ist (?), n. One skilled in gnomonics. Boyle.
Gno`mon*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gnomon + -logy. Cf. Gnomonology.] A treatise
on gnomonics.
Gnos"co*pine (?), n. [Gr. gignw`skein to know + E. opium?] (Chem.) An
alkaloid existing in small quantities in opium.
||Gno"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.) The deeper wisdom;
||knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics.