Meaning Of The Word Analemma

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analemma in American English
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 yea
noun: 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 in British English
noun: a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun

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