analemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day.

/ˌæn.əˈlɛm.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-analemma.wav

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From Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma, “pedestal of a sundial”).

equation of time lemniscate

tutulemma

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