I. ˌanəˈlemə noun
( plural analemmas -məz ; or analemma·ta -məd.ə)
Etymology: Latin, sundial on a pedestal, showing latitude and meridian, from Greek analēmma sundial, construction, support, from analambanein to take up, from ana- + lambanein to take — more at latch
1. : an archaic astronomical instrument of wood or brass on which an orthographic projection of the sphere is made with a movable horizon or cursor
2. : a graduated scale shaped like a figure 8 and showing the sun's declination and the equation of time for each day of the year usually constituting part of a sundial and often shown on terrestrial globes
II. noun
: a plot or graph of the position of the sun in the sky that is measured at one locale at a certain time of day (as noon) throughout the year and that has the shape of a figure 8