analemma

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The analemma is a basis for calculation deduced from the course of the sun, and found by observation of the shadow as it increases until the winter solstice.

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  1. noun A graduated scale in the shape of a figure eight, indicating the sun's declination and the equation of time for every day of the year and usually found on sundials and globes.

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  • This pattern is called the analemma, which is Latin for "sundial." —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 02 - August 1999
  • The analemma is a visual record of the Sun's changing position over the course of a year. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 02 - August 1999
  • But he's not the one with Post-Its all over his ceiling, so go figure SO WHY ALREADY You want to know why the analemma is a figure eight, rather than a teardrop or an oval or a circle ? —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 02 - August 1999
  • We're going to give you the short version of why the analemma is a figure eight. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 02 - August 1999
  • Paul says of the analemma: "It's a Lissajous figure with the Sun moving up and down in the sky once a year and ahead of and behind the rotation of the Earth twice a year." —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 02 - August 1999
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  1. Latin, sundial, from Greek analēmma, from analambanein, to take up; see analeptic.

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  1. from Latin analemma, a sun-dial which showed the latitude and meridian of a place, from Greek ἀνάλημμα, a sun-dial, a sling for a wounded arm, a wall for underpropping, any support, from ἀναλαμβάνειν, take up, from ἀνά, up, + λαμβάνειν, λαβεῖν, take. Cf. lemma, dilemma.
 

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