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Gnomon
The shadow-casting part of a sundial. The actual edge or point which casts the shadow is called the 'style', the gnomon being the whole structure. If the style is parallel to the earth's axis, the gnomon is called a 'polar' gnomon. A gnomon may be a thin piece of sheet metal. A pin, or a tautened string.
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