analemma

[ an-l-em-uh ]

noun

, plural an·a·lem·mas, an·a·lem·ma·ta [an-l-, em, -, uh, -t, uh].

1. a scale shaped like the figure 8, showing the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year.

analemma

/ ˌænəlɛˈmætɪk; ˌænəˈlɛmə /

noun

1. a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun

Derived Forms

• analemmatic, adjective

Other Words From

• an·a·lem·mat·ic [an-l-e-, mat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of analemma¹

1645–55; < Latin: pedestal of a sundial, sundial < Greek análēmma support

Word History and Origins

Origin of analemma¹

C17: from Latin: sundial, pedestal of sundial, from Greek analēmma pedestal, from analambanein to support

Example Sentences

The Analemma Society hosts weekly viewing parties utilizing a variety of telescopes.

From Washington Post

The club also hosts free night sky viewing events for the public with a variety of telescopes, as do other local organizations, including the Analemma Society and National Capital Astronomers.

From Washington Post

Analemma, too, lost its 2020 vineyard to smoke conditions.

From New York Times

She’s worked since 2012 in the Oregon wine industry, in the Willamette first and then the Gorge, where she spent three years working for Analemma, and more recently at Syncline, which makes an excellent array of wines.

From New York Times

The Analemma wines are alive and energetic, light-bodied yet intense.

From New York Times