Definitions For Gnomonic

Adjective

(not comparable) (cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.

Translations

Finnish: gnomoninen French: gnomonique Irish: nómanach

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} {{lena}} gnomonicus, (Ancient Greek)  γνωμονικός, , judging by rule. Compare {{cog, fr, gnomonique}}. See gnomon.

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Is Gnomonic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
18

The word Gnomonic is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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