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analemma

/ˌæn.əˈlɛm.ə/

analemma 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.

analemma: a figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year...
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Noun

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.
    • 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.1996, James B. Kaler, The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere (paperback), published 2002, page 169
    • The analemma also records the difference between local solar time and local mean time for each day of the year.2002, Timothy G. Feeman, Portraits of the Earth: A Mathematician Looks at Maps, page 108

analemma meaning in Tamil

analemma in Tamil

ஞாயிறுசரிவு காட்டுயின் அளவு மட்டை

Forms of analemma

pluralanalemmas
pluralanalemmata

Origin of analemma

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

Words formed from analemma

Questions about analemma

What does analemma mean?
Analemma means 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.
What is analemma in Tamil?
Analemma in Tamil is ஞாயிறுசரிவு காட்டுயின் அளவு மட்டை. See Analemma meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is analemma?
Analemma is a noun.
How do you pronounce analemma?
Analemma is pronounced /ˌæn.əˈlɛm.ə/.
What is the plural of analemma?
The plural of analemma is analemmas.

Words near analemma in the dictionary

  1. analcitic
  2. analecta
  3. analectic
  4. analects
  5. analed
  6. analemma
  7. analemmas
  8. analemmata
  9. analemmatic
  10. analepses
  11. analepsis

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