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analemma

an·a·lem·ma [ ànnə lémmə ] (plural an·a·lem·mas or an·a·lem·ma·ta [ ànnə lémmətə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
scale on sundial: a scale, found on some sundials and globes, that is shaped like a figure eight and marked to indicate the declination of the Sun and to allow the calculation of apparent solar time

[Mid-17th century. Via Latin, "sundial, pedestal of a sundial" < Greek analēmma "pedestal, support" < analambanein "take up, support" < lambanein "take"]
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