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analemma

[ an-l-em-uh ]

noun

plural analemmas, analemmata
  1. 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

/ ˌænəlɛˈmætɪk; ˌænəˈlɛmə /

noun

  1. a graduated scale shaped like a figure eight that indicates the daily declination of the sun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • analemmatic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ô·²¹Â·±ô±ð³¾Â·³¾²¹³Ù·¾±³¦ [an-l-e-, mat, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of analemma1

1645–55; < Latin: pedestal of a sundial, sundial < Greek ²¹²Ôá±ôŧ³¾³¾²¹ support
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of analemma1

C17: from Latin: sundial, pedestal of sundial, from Greek ²¹²Ô²¹±ôŧ³¾³¾²¹ pedestal, from analambanein to support
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The Analemma Society hosts weekly viewing parties utilizing a variety of telescopes.

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The club also hosts free night sky viewing events for the public with a variety of telescopes, as do other local organizations, including the Analemma Society and National Capital Astronomers.

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Analemma, too, lost its 2020 vineyard to smoke conditions.

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She’s worked since 2012 in the Oregon wine industry, in the Willamette first and then the Gorge, where she spent three years working for Analemma, and more recently at Syncline, which makes an excellent array of wines.

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The Analemma wines are alive and energetic, light-bodied yet intense.

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