The word canon, of the Greek family κανων (kanôn) whose first meaning is "reed stem", can mean several things. Etymologically this term comes from the Arabic, Semitic language, Kanna "rod of rush"; cf. Arabic qanun (law, justice)
Fire arms
Canon 890 fused in Russia in 1586, Tsar Pushka.
Canon, part of a firearm formed by the tube used to launch projectiles.
Cannon, artillery piece whose difference with the Howitzer has varied over time.
The gun is a weapon of the artillery, but, from 1940, planes are equipped with small guns integrated with the wings, concurrently with the machine guns.
Mountain cannon.
Self-propelled gun.
Directed projections of "objects" of various kinds
Electron gun, in electronics, (among others in cathode ray tubes).
Canon of light (see also skytracer): a light projector whose beam is very concentrated.
Canon à son: a sound projection device that can be used for long-distance communication, but also as a non-lethal weapon
snow gun
Anti-hail gun
Mooring line gun, used to throw ropes over long distances.
In cellular automata (among others, the game of life), cannons are arrangements that give rise to vessels that project at regular intervals.
Galilean canon, or canon of Galilee, montage to illustrate the physical concept of momentum.
Locksmith
In a lock, the barrel is the small hollow cylinder attached to the key and into which enters the key. It is also the part of the stem of the key drilled in which enters the pin. There are two types of guns: the pawl and the revolving gun.
Zoology
Cannon, lower part of the horse's leg, above the cannonball, and corresponding to the first phalanx.
Unit of measure
Canon, a unit of measurement of old liquids equivalent to 1/16 of a liter. The cylindrical vessel for measuring liquids was a barrel in the tube sense. The modern and popular sense derives from it by metonymy. "Drinking a cannon of red" is drinking the dose of wine served in the bars. By syncdoque, any dose of alcoholic drink is a cannon ("he drinks cannons little or not enough").
Set of rules governing a particular discipline
The Polynesian beetle, Roman copy (Naples)
In the arts
From Latin, from the Greek "rule".
The Canon (Κανών, rule) written by the Greek sculptor Polyclete, is a lost treatise on the art of sculpture, dating from the fifth century BC. AD ..
Canon in architecture, set of rules or architectural standards related to a specific style.
Canon, official creation in the field of works of fiction.
In a cellular automaton, a gun emits a ship-shaped pattern at regular intervals.
Aesthetic cannon in painting.
Religious domain
Canon (religion) and canon (Bible), norm in the religious field.
Canon of the Mass, name given to a part of the Catholic liturgy of the Mass. See also Canon of the Mass also called "Eucharistic Prayer" in the Roman rite.
altar guns, a name given in the extraordinary form of the Tridentine rite to the three collections of texts (cartons, paintings or coasters) placed vertically (behind) on the altar.
Canon Law, set of laws adopted by the Church.
Canon, part of the morning office of the Byzantine liturgy (Orthos), composed in particular of 9 biblical odes, replaced by a hymnic composition (the canon)
Rule in the broad sense
Deriving from the religious use of the term canon to designate the texts that are imposed on all,
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