The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GNOMON , but the solution may also be ANALEMMA which is one of the most recent solution (1986 in New York Times).
Part of a sundial crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GNOMON | 67 % | 6 |
| ANALEMMA | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Part of a sundial
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gnomon
- shadow
- iii
- style
- vii
- viii
- styling
- ten
- time
- dial
- index
- node
Crossword Answer definitions
GNOMON noun- An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.
- An object such as a pillar used by an observer to calculate the meridian altitude of the sun (that is, the altitude of the sun when it reaches the observer's meridian), for the purpose of determining the observer's latitude.
- The index of the hour circle of a globe.
- A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram.
- (by extension) A number representing the increment between two figurate numbers.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GNOMON
- Sundial pointer
- Sundial's shadow-caster
- Sundial's shadow caster
- Sundial shadow-caster
- Pin of a sundial.
- Part of a sundial.
- Sundial style
- Early astronomical instrument
- Part of a sundial that casts a shadow
- Sundial's essential part