gnomonique
French, noun/ɡnɔ.mɔ.nik/
gnomonique is spelled G-N-O-M-O-N-I-Q-U-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gnomonique is a French feminine noun meaning “gnomonics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art de construire des cadrans solaires”.
What does gnomonique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gnomonic
noun
- 1
femininegnomonics
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport au gnomon. 2. Qualifie une projection où le point de perspective est au centre du sphéroïde.
noun: 1. Art de construire des cadrans solaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gnomonique
- gnomoniques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gnomonique?
- /ɡnɔ.mɔ.nik/
- \ɡnɔ.mɔ.nik\
- [ɡnɔ.mɔ.nik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gnomonique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gnomonique in French?
gnomonique appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).