Definitions For Analemma

Noun

ANALEMMA (plural analemmas or analemmata) 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 w:solar_time, mean solar time every day.

Derived terms

tutulemma

Translations

Dutch: analemma, n Finnish: analemma French: analemme, m German: Analemma, n Irish: anaileime, f Portuguese: analema, m Russian: анале́мма, f Swedish: analemma, c {{qualifier, when referring to our Sun, the determined singular tense "analemman" is used.}}

Etymology

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

See also

equation of time lemniscate

Is Analemma a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16

The word Analemma is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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