"analemma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæn.əˈlɛm.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-analemma.wav Forms: analemmas [plural], analemmata [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma, “pedestal of a sundial”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀνάλημμα||pedestal of a sundial}} Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma, “pedestal of a sundial”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|analemmata}} analemma (plural analemmas or analemmata)
  1. 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. [from 17th c.] Wikipedia link: analemma Categories (topical): Astronomy, Cartography Derived forms: tutulemma Related terms: equation of time, lemniscate Translations (curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year): analemma [neuter] (Dutch), analemma (Finnish), analemme [masculine] (French), Analemma [neuter] (German), anaileime [feminine] (Irish), analema [masculine] (Portuguese), анале́мма (analémma) [feminine] (Russian)

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