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English [ edit ]

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An analemma.

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˌænəˈlɛmə/ Audio (UK)

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Noun [ edit ]

analemma (plural analemmas or analemmata)

An egg-shaped or 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. 1996 , James B. Kaler, The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere , 2002 Paperback Edition, page 169, People commonly encounter the equation of time in a strangely distorted figure 8, the analemma (Figure 6.5), frequently seen on terrestrial globes. The analemma is the equation of time plotted against the Sun's declination.

, James B. Kaler, , 2002 Paperback Edition, page 169, 2002 , Timothy G. Feeman, Portraits of the Earth: A Mathematician Looks at Maps , page 108, The analemma also records the difference between local solar time and local mean time for each day of the year.

, Timothy G. Feeman, , page 108, 2011, Renna Shesso, Planets for Pagans: Sacred Sites, Ancient Lore, and Magical Stargazing, page 58, The analemma's shape varies by location, but is seldom perfectly balanced. The ends of the analemma represent summer and winter, but if we expect the solstices to be exactly at the ends and the equinoxes to be at the crossing point, we'd be wrong.

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Translations [ edit ]

curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year Dutch: analemma n

Finnish: analemma

French: analemme (fr) m

German: Analemma n Irish: anaileime f

Portuguese: analema m

Russian: анале́мма (ru) f ( analémma )

Swedish: analemma c ( when referring to our Sun, the determined singular tense "analemman" is used. )

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Etymology [ edit ]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˌaː.naːˈlɛ.maː/

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Hyphenation: ana‧lem‧ma

Noun [ edit ]

analemma n (plural analemma's, diminutive analemmaatje n )

analemma a kind of astrolabe

Finnish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

analemma

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection of analemma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) nominative analemma analemmat genitive analemman analemmojen partitive analemmaa analemmoja illative analemmaan analemmoihin singular plural nominative analemma analemmat accusative nom. analemma analemmat gen. analemman genitive analemman analemmojen

analemmain rare partitive analemmaa analemmoja inessive analemmassa analemmoissa elative analemmasta analemmoista illative analemmaan analemmoihin adessive analemmalla analemmoilla ablative analemmalta analemmoilta allative analemmalle analemmoille essive analemmana analemmoina translative analemmaksi analemmoiksi instructive — analemmoin abessive analemmatta analemmoitta comitative — analemmoineen