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Webster 1913 Edition
Analemma
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Anˊa-lem′ma
(-lĕm′mȧ)
, Noun.
[L.
analemma
a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. ἀνάλημμα
a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. ἀναλαμβάνειν
to take up; ἀνά
+ λαμβάνειν
to take.] 1.
(Chem.)
An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon.
2.
An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; – formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.
3.
A scale of the sun’s declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe.
Webster 1828 Edition
Analemma
AN'ALEMMA
,Noun.
1.
In geometry, a projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, orthographically made by straight lines, circles and ellipses, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west points of the horizon.2.
An instrument of wood or brass on which this kind of projection is drawn, with a horizon and cursor fitted to it, in which the solstitial colure, and all circles parallel to it, will be concentric circles; all circles oblique to the eye will be ellipses; and all circles whose planes pass through the eye, will be right lines.Definition 2024
Analemma
Analemma
See also: analemma
German
Noun
Analemma n (genitive Analemmas, plural Analemmata)
Declension
Declension of Analemma
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Analemma | die | Analemmata |
| genitive | eines | des | Analemmas | der | Analemmata |
| dative | einem | dem | Analemma | den | Analemmata |
| accusative | ein | das | Analemma | die | Analemmata |
analemma
analemma
See also: Analemma
English
An 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 mean solar time every day.
Derived terms
Translations
curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year
Finnish
Noun
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 | |
| instructive | — | analemmoin | |
| abessive | analemmatta | analemmoitta | |
| comitative | — | analemmoineen | |