- a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
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an•a•lem•ma
(an′l em′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. an•a•lem•mas, an•a•lem•ma•ta
an•a•lem•mat•ic
(an′l e mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
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(an′l em′ə tə).USA pronunciation
- Astronomya scale shaped like the figure 8, showing the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year.
- Greek análēmma support
- Latin: pedestal of a sundial, sundial
- 1645–55;
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analemma /ˌænəˈlɛmə/ n ( pl -mas, -mata /-mətə/)
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