ALL meanings of analemma
an·a·lem·ma
A a - noun analemma a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun 3
- noun analemma a curve in the form of an elongated 8 marked with a scale, drawn on a globe of the earth to show the sun's declination and the equation of time for any day of the year: formed by plotting the sun's actual daily position at noon (mean solar time) for a year 3
- noun analemma 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. 1
- noun plural analemma a scale shaped like the figure 8, showing the declination of the sun and the equation of time for each day of the year. 1