Part of a sundial

• Solar path

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In astronomy , an analemma (; from Greek analēmma "support") is a diagram showing the deviation of the Sun from its mean motion in the sky, as viewed from a fixed location on the Earth. Due to the Earth's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity, the Sun will ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Analemma \An`a*lem"ma\ (-l[e^]m"m[.a]), n. [L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Latin analemma "the pedestal of a sundial," hence the sundial itself, from Greek analemma "prop, support," from analambanein "to receive, take up, restore," from ana- "up" (see ana- ) + lambanein "to take," from PIE root *(s)lagw- "to seize, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_time every day.