Definition
A figure-eight shaped curve showing the sun's position at the same time each day throughout the year, used to correct solar time to mean time.
Etymology
From Greek analemma (a sundial), derived from ana- (up) + lemma (something received or assumed), from lambanein (to take). The term was adopted for this astronomical figure because it describes the sun's 'position taken up' in the sky.
Kelly Says
If you took a photo of the sun at exactly noon every single day for a year from the same spot, you'd create an analemma—the sun traces a perfect figure-eight across the sky! It happens because Earth's orbit is elliptical and tilted.
Translations
ARالعربية
أُنَالِمَّة
u-nah-li-mah
BNবাংলা
অনালেম
an-a-leh-m
CACatalà
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
CSČeština
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
DADansk
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
DEDeutsch
Analemma
ah-nah-lem-ah
ELΕλληνικά
Αναλέμμα
ah-nah-leh-ma
ESEspañol
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
FISuomi
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
FRFrançais
analemme
ah-nah-lem
HAHA
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
HIहिन्दी
अनलेमा
an-leh-mah
HUMagyar
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
IDBahasa Indonesia
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
IGIG
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
ITItaliano
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
MSBahasa Melayu
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အနာလင်မ
a-na-lin-ma
NLNederlands
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
NONorsk
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
PAPA
ਅਨਾਲੇਮਾ
an-ah-leh-mah
PLPolski
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
PTPortuguês
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
RORomână
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
RUРусский
Аналемма
an-ah-lem-ma
SVSvenska
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
SWKiswahili
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
TAதமிழ்
அனாலெமா
a-na-leh-ma
TEతెలుగు
అనాలెమ
an-a-leh-ma
THไทย
อานาเลมมา
a-na-leh-mah
TLTL
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
TRTürkçe
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
UKУкраїнська
Аналемма
an-ah-lem-ma
VITiếng Việt
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
YOYO
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah
ZUZU
analemma
ah-nah-leh-mah