Gianni wrote: >Since I could not call azimuthal these solar clocks (because they don't have > this characteristic even if their shape look like azimuthal) I have > called them (in my program with which them can be calculated) "Monofilar" > since the shadow is made only from one style or " thread " (filus). > > This in analogy with the well known " bifilar " Sundials in which the time > is indicated by the point where the shadows of two different straight lines > or " threads " cross each other.
To me, that name only implies that there is a single filament used to generate a position on a calibrated scale. Such dials could be made either with or without incorporating EoT correction. Also it specifically implies a wire or thread stylus, and as John pointed out the ajustment principle works even if the gnomon shape suuch as a triangle. So I would rather keep to existing names for dials based on their form, but add an extra adjective to indicate EoT adjustment - how about some word to relate them to civil time (but not "civilised"!), perhaps "Standardized" or "Equalised". Steve P.S. Come to think of it, surely a bi-filar can never incorporate EoT adjustment because each shadow point represents two instants in the year, doesn't it?
