analemma

[ an-l-em-uh ]

noun

, plural an·a·lem·mas, an·a·lem·ma·ta [an-l-, em, -, uh, -t, uh].

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.

analemma

/ ˌænəlɛˈmætɪk; ˌænəˈlɛmə /

noun

1. a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun

Derived Forms

• analemmatic, adjective

Other Words From

• an·a·lem·mat·ic [an-l-e-, mat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of analemma¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of analemma¹

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