analemma

[ an-l-em-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

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

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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