analemma

See also: Analemma

English

An analemma.

WOTD – 23 September 2012

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma, “pedestal of a sundial”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæn.əˈlɛm.ə/

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Noun

analemma (plural analemmas or analemmata)

1. A 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. [from 17th c.]
   • 1996, James B. Kaler, The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere‎^[1] (paperback), published 2002, page 169:

     People commonly encounter the equation of time in a strangely distorted figure 8, the analemma (Figure 6.5), frequently seen on terrestrial globes. The analemma is the equation of time plotted against the Sun's declination.

   • 2002, Timothy G. Feeman, Portraits of the Earth: A Mathematician Looks at Maps‎^[2], page 108:

     The analemma also records the difference between local solar time and local mean time for each day of the year.

   • 2011, Renna Shesso, Planets for Pagans: Sacred Sites, Ancient Lore, and Magical Stargazing‎^[3], page 58:

     The analemma's shape varies by location, but is seldom perfectly balanced. […]
     The ends of the analemma represent summer and winter, but if we expect the solstices to be exactly at the ends and the equinoxes to be at the crossing point, we'd be wrong.

Derived terms

• tutulemma

Translations

curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year

• Dutch: analemma n
• Finnish: analemma
• French: analemme (fr) m
• German: Analemma n
• Irish: anaileime f
• Portuguese: analema m
• Russian: анале́мма (ru) f (analémma)
• Swedish: analemma c (when referring to our Sun, the determined singular tense "analemman" is used.)

See also

• equation of time
• lemniscate

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.naːˈlɛ.maː/

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• Hyphenation: ana‧lem‧ma

Noun

analemma n (plural analemma's, diminutive analemmaatje n)

1. analemma
2. a kind of astrolabe

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English analemma), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɑlemːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nɑ̝ˌle̞mːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -emːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧na‧lem‧ma

Noun

analemma

1. (astronomy) analemma

Declension

Inflection of analemma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		analemma	analemmat
genitive		analemman	analemmojen
partitive		analemmaa	analemmoja
illative		analemmaan	analemmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		analemma	analemmat
accusative	nom.	analemma	analemmat
	gen.	analemman
genitive		analemman	analemmojen analemmainrare
partitive		analemmaa	analemmoja
inessive		analemmassa	analemmoissa
elative		analemmasta	analemmoista
illative		analemmaan	analemmoihin
adessive		analemmalla	analemmoilla
ablative		analemmalta	analemmoilta
allative		analemmalle	analemmoille
essive		analemmana	analemmoina
translative		analemmaksi	analemmoiksi
abessive		analemmatta	analemmoitta
instructive		—	analemmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of analemma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative analemmani analemmani accusative nom. analemmani analemmani gen. analemmani genitive analemmani analemmojeni analemmainirare partitive analemmaani analemmojani inessive analemmassani analemmoissani elative analemmastani analemmoistani illative analemmaani analemmoihini adessive analemmallani analemmoillani ablative analemmaltani analemmoiltani allative analemmalleni analemmoilleni essive analemmanani analemmoinani translative analemmakseni analemmoikseni abessive analemmattani analemmoittani instructive — — comitative — analemmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative analemmasi analemmasi accusative nom. analemmasi analemmasi gen. analemmasi genitive analemmasi analemmojesi analemmaisirare partitive analemmaasi analemmojasi inessive analemmassasi analemmoissasi elative analemmastasi analemmoistasi illative analemmaasi analemmoihisi adessive analemmallasi analemmoillasi ablative analemmaltasi analemmoiltasi allative analemmallesi analemmoillesi essive analemmanasi analemmoinasi translative analemmaksesi analemmoiksesi abessive analemmattasi analemmoittasi instructive — — comitative — analemmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative analemmamme analemmamme accusative nom. analemmamme analemmamme gen. analemmamme genitive analemmamme analemmojemme analemmaimmerare partitive analemmaamme analemmojamme inessive analemmassamme analemmoissamme elative analemmastamme analemmoistamme illative analemmaamme analemmoihimme adessive analemmallamme analemmoillamme ablative analemmaltamme analemmoiltamme allative analemmallemme analemmoillemme essive analemmanamme analemmoinamme translative analemmaksemme analemmoiksemme abessive analemmattamme analemmoittamme instructive — — comitative — analemmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative analemmanne analemmanne accusative nom. analemmanne analemmanne gen. analemmanne genitive analemmanne analemmojenne analemmainnerare partitive analemmaanne analemmojanne inessive analemmassanne analemmoissanne elative analemmastanne analemmoistanne illative analemmaanne analemmoihinne adessive analemmallanne analemmoillanne ablative analemmaltanne analemmoiltanne allative analemmallenne analemmoillenne essive analemmananne analemmoinanne translative analemmaksenne analemmoiksenne abessive analemmattanne analemmoittanne instructive — — comitative — analemmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative analemmansa analemmansa accusative nom. analemmansa analemmansa gen. analemmansa genitive analemmansa analemmojensa analemmainsarare partitive analemmaansa analemmojaan analemmojansa inessive analemmassaan analemmassansa analemmoissaan analemmoissansa elative analemmastaan analemmastansa analemmoistaan analemmoistansa illative analemmaansa analemmoihinsa adessive analemmallaan analemmallansa analemmoillaan analemmoillansa ablative analemmaltaan analemmaltansa analemmoiltaan analemmoiltansa allative analemmalleen analemmallensa analemmoilleen analemmoillensa essive analemmanaan analemmanansa analemmoinaan analemmoinansa translative analemmakseen analemmaksensa analemmoikseen analemmoiksensa abessive analemmattaan analemmattansa analemmoittaan analemmoittansa instructive — — comitative — analemmoineen analemmoinensa