analemma

[ an-l-em-uh ]

noun,plural an·a·lem·mas, an·a·lem·ma·ta [an-l-em-uh-tuh]. /ˌæn lˈɛm ə tə/.
  1. a scale shaped like the figure 8, showing the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year.

Origin of analemma

1
1645–55; <Latin: pedestal of a sundial, sundial <Greek análēmma support

Other words from analemma

  • an·a·lem·mat·ic [an-l-e-mat-ik], /ˌæn l ɛˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for analemma

analemma

/ (ˌænəˈlɛmə) /


nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
  1. a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun

Origin of analemma

1
C17: from Latin: sundial, pedestal of sundial, from Greek analēmma pedestal, from analambanein to support

Derived forms of analemma

  • analemmatic (ˌænəlɛˈmætɪk), adjective

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