a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
Derived forms
analemmatic (ˌænəlɛˈmætɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin: sundial, pedestal of sundial, from Greek analēmma pedestal, from analambanein to support
analemma in American English
(ˌænəˈlɛmə)
noun
a curve in the form of an elongated 8 marked with a scale, drawn on a globe of the earth to show the sun's declination and the equation of time for any day of the year: formed by plotting the sun's actual daily position at noon (mean solar time) for a year
Word origin
L, a sundial showing latitude and meridian < Gr analēmma, a support, substructure < analambanein: see analeptic