Associations to the word «Gnomonic»
Wiktionary
GNOMONIC, adjective. (cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.
GNOMONIC PROJECTION, noun. (cartography) A mapping projection in which all great circle paths (on a sphere the shortest path between points) are shown as straight lines.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.