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analemma
[ an-l-em-uh ]
noun
, plural an·a·lem·mas, an·a·lem·ma·ta [an-l-, em, -, uh, -t, uh].
- a scale shaped like the figure 8, showing the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year.
analemma
/ ˌænəˈlɛmə; ˌænəlɛˈmætɪk /
noun
- a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
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Derived Forms
- analemmatic, adjective
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Other Words From
- an·a·lem·mat·ic [an-l-e-, mat, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of analemma1
1645–55; < Latin: pedestal of a sundial, sundial < Greek análēmma support
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Word History and Origins
Origin of analemma1
C17: from Latin: sundial, pedestal of sundial, from Greek analēmma pedestal, from analambanein to support
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