hemicyclium
[ hem-i-sik-lee-uhm ]
noun
a sundial in the form of a concave quarter sphere having a rodlike gnomon lying within one radius and marked on its surface with arcs that lie in the same plane as the gnomon.
Origin of hemicyclium
1From Latin; see origin at hemicycle
- Also hemicycle.
Words Nearby hemicyclium
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